CVE-2025-8492 (GCVE-0-2025-8492)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-11 07:24 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Salon Booking System <= 10.22 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated AJAX Actions Execution
Summary
The Salon Booking System, Appointment Scheduling for Salons, Spas & Small Businesses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax function in all versions up to, and including, 10.22. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute AJAX actions, including limited file uploads.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-11 13:45 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpresschef | Salon Booking System – Free Version |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 10.22
(semver)
|
guessed |
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