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CVE-2024-13442:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress contains a privilege escalation vulnerability via account takeover (CVE-2024-13442) affecting all versions up to and including 5.0. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on March 18, 2025 (NVD, Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper user identity validation in two key areas: (1) post-booking auto-login functionality and (2) profile details update mechanism. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and is classified under CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform two types of attacks: (1) login as any arbitrary user if their email address is known, and (2) change any user's password, including administrators, to gain unauthorized access to their accounts (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should immediately update to a version newer than 5.0 when available. Until a patch is released, it is recommended to disable the plugin to prevent potential exploitation (NVD).
Additional resources
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