CVE-2025-23970
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges in the Service Finder Booking WordPress plugin, potentially gaining administrative access. It affects all versions up to and including 6.0, impacting WordPress sites using this plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- Service Finder Booking WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain full administrative control over the WordPress site, enabling data theft, site defacement, or malware deployment.
Likely Case
Attackers elevate privileges to perform unauthorized actions, such as modifying content or accessing sensitive user data.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to isolated privilege misuse, but risk remains high due to the vulnerability's nature.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation likely requires some level of access, but details are not publicly disclosed; privilege escalation vulnerabilities are often easy to exploit once identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 6.0 (check vendor for exact version)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Service Finder Booking' and update to the latest version. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable plugin temporarily
allDeactivate the Service Finder Booking plugin to prevent exploitation until patched.
wp plugin deactivate sf-booking
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict plugin access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity.
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the WordPress instance and reduce attack surface.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins; if version is 6.0 or earlier, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get sf-booking --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm the plugin version is above 6.0 in the same location.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege changes in WordPress user logs, unexpected admin role assignments, or failed login attempts followed by successful escalations.
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious HTTP requests to plugin-specific endpoints, especially those related to user management or authentication.
SIEM Query:
Example: index=wordpress (event="role_change" OR event="user_privilege_escalation") plugin="sf-booking"