CVE-2024-6660: BookingPress – Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Online Scheduling Plugin <= 1.1.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update and Arbitrary File Upload
The BookingPress – Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Online Scheduling Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the bookingpressimportdatacontinueprocessfunc function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site and upload arbitrary files. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
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What is the severity of CVE-2024-6660?
CVE-2024-6660 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized modification of data.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6660?
To fix CVE-2024-6660, update the BookingPress plugin to the latest version beyond 1.1.6 to ensure all security patches are applied.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2024-6660?
Exploitation of CVE-2024-6660 can lead to privilege escalation and unauthorized access to sensitive booking data.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-6660?
CVE-2024-6660 affects users of the BookingPress plugin for WordPress versions prior to 1.1.6.
What does CVE-2024-6660 specifically exploit?
CVE-2024-6660 exploits a missing capability check in the bookingpress_import_data_continue_process_func function.