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Q1What is this vulnerability? (Essence + Consequences)
๐จ **Essence**: Unauthenticated attackers can bypass login checks via cookie manipulation in `service_finder_switch_back()`. <br>๐ฅ **Consequences**: Full **Privilege Escalation**.โฆ
๐ก๏ธ **Root Cause**: **CWE-639** (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key). <br>๐ **Flaw**: The plugin fails to validate the user's cookie value before logging them in.โฆ
๐ฆ **Affected**: WordPress Plugin **Service Finder Bookings**. <br>๐ **Version**: **6.0 and earlier**. <br>๐ข **Vendor**: aonetheme. <br>๐ **Context**: Popular booking/service management system for WordPress.
Q4What can hackers do? (Privileges/Data)
๐ **Privileges**: Gain **Admin Access**. <br>๐ **Data**: Read/Write/Modify ALL site data. <br>๐ **Action**: Login as **ANY** user (Admin, Editor, Subscriber) without knowing their password.โฆ
๐ฉน **Fix**: Update the plugin to the latest version released by **aonetheme**. <br>โ ๏ธ **Note**: The vulnerability was published on **2025-08-01**.โฆ
๐ง **Workaround (No Patch)**: <br>1. **Disable** the plugin immediately if not critical. <br>2. **Block** access to `/wp-admin/` via IP whitelist if possible. <br>3.โฆ