Service Finder Bookings <= 6.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via change_candidate_password
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 6.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to processing a password change request. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber access or higher to reset other users' passwords, including those of admins.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5949
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gj5-pmgw-233c
References
More aonetheme vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-05372 Service Finder Bookings <= 6.0 - Authentication Bypass via User Switch Cookie CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17737 WordPress Service Finder Booking plugin <= 6.1 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-05373 Service Finder Bookings <= 6.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via claim_business CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-02145 Service Finder Bookings <= 5.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'nsl_registration_store_extra_input' CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-12483 Service Finder Bookings <= 5.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-05378 Service Finder SMS System <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-5949 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5949 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gj5-pmgw-233c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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