CVE-2024-4468 Salon booking system <= 9.9 - Missing Authorization

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings and view other users' discount codes due to missing capability checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-4468?

CVE-2024-4468 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wordpresschef Salon Booking System – Free Version, published on 8 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-280

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4468?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Salonbookingsystem Salon Booking System.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-4468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5hp-gqmx-38hj.

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