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

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.

Published: 2024-06-08 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-4468 is rated Low Risk (27.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-4468

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.31% 0.39% +0.08%
2 2026-04-12 0.57% 0.31% -0.26%
3 2025-11-21 0.57%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-4468

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-4468

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-4468

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
salonbookingsystem salon_booking_system < 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:salonbookingsystem:salon_booking_system:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2024-4468

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/trunk/src/SLB_Discount/Admin/ExportDiscountsCsv.php#L10 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/trunk/src/SLB_Discount/Admin/ExportDiscountsCsv.php#L16 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/trunk/src/SLB_Discount/Admin/ExportDiscountsCsv.php#L7 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/trunk/src/SLN/Admin/Tools.php#L12 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/trunk/src/SLN/Admin/Tools.php#L16 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/trunk/src/SLN/Admin/Tools.php#L231 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3098413/salon-booking-system/trunk/src/SLB_Discount/Admin/ExportDiscountsCsv.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3098413/salon-booking-system/trunk/src/SLN/Admin/Tools.php Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8b73f864-68b5-4ba8-93a3-37f2564cc240?source=cve Third Party Advisory
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