Description
The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's cookie value prior to logging them in through the service_finder_switch_back() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to login as any user including admins.
Published: 2025-08-01
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 4.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Service Finder Bookings WordPress plugin is affected by a high‑attacker model in which any user, including admins, can be impersonated. The flaw is a classic example of CWE‑639: an attacker‑controlled cookie value is accepted without proper validation by the service_finder_switch_back() function, causing the system to log the user in automatically.

Affected Systems

All installations of the Service Finder Bookings plugin from aonetheme with version numbers up to and including 6.0 are vulnerable. The issue occurs on any hosting environment or site configuration.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.8 classifies this issue as a critical vulnerability, and the EPSS score of 4% indicates a low likelihood of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, but the high severity combined with public disclosure represents a vector is cookie manipulation: an attacker needs to set a crafted user_switch_cookie value in a client browser or via a simple script in order to trigger the unauthorized login. No additional privileges or complex prerequisites are required beyond access to the target domain’s session handling.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 24, 2026 at 17:12 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest official plugin update that corrects the cookie validation flaw.
  • If a patch is not yet available, disable the User Switch feature in the plugin settings or block the service_finder_switch_back endpoint using a web‑application firewall or an .htaccess rule.
  • If neither patch nor disabling is possible, remove the Service Finder Bookings plugin from the WordPress installation to eliminate the vulnerability.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 24, 2026 at 17:12 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-23319 The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's cookie value prior to logging them in through the service_finder_switch_back() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to login as any user including admins.
History

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:30:00 +0000


Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 03:30:00 +0000

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Description The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's cookie value prior to logging them in through the service_finder_switch_back() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to login as any user including admins.
Title Service Finder Bookings <= 6.0 - Authentication Bypass via User Switch Cookie
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:19:58.726Z

Reserved: 2025-06-09T18:12:28.543Z

Link: CVE-2025-5947

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-23T13:24:36.769Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-08-01T04:16:21.693

Modified: 2026-06-17T09:49:05.090

Link: CVE-2025-5947

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-24T17:15:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key