CVE-2024-13442 Service Finder Bookings <= 5.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Unauthenticated attackers can take over arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, by exploiting improper identity validation in the Service Finder Bookings plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13442?
CVE-2024-13442 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in aonetheme Service Finder Bookings, published on 19 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to (1) performing a post-booking auto-login or (2) updating their profile details (e.g. password). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to (1) login as an arbitrary user if their email address is known or (2) change an arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13442?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-13442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96pc-32h7-wj35.