Salon booking system: A security weakness

Salon booking system is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Salon booking system
Plugin slug: salon-booking-system
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jun 08, 2024
Weakness: CWE-280 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Jun 08, 2024 and is one of 30 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Salon booking system to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Salon booking system plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions hooked into admin_init in all versions up to, and including, 9.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber access or higher to modify plugin settings and view discount codes intended for other users.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources