CVE•Published 2024-05-21•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2024-4442Salonbookingsystem · Salon_booking_system

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 3% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description

The Salon booking system plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 9.8. This is due to the plugin not properly validating the path of an uploaded file prior to deleting it. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can make site takeover and remote code execution possible. This was partially patched in 9.9, and sufficiently patched in 10.0. CVE-2024-37231 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

Timeline

Published 2024-05-21

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

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Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2024-4442

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/salon-booking-system/"

Matches any site loading the "salon-booking-system" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Salonbookingsystem Salon Booking System"

All exposed Salonbookingsystem Salon Booking System instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Salon Booking System"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Salon Booking System" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.