Salon Booking SystemWordPress extension · Salonbookingsystem
CVE-2024-43280
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedURL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Salon Booking System Salon booking system.This issue affects Salon booking system: from n/a through 10.8.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn open redirect vulnerability in the Salon Booking System allows attackers to craft malicious URLs that appear to originate from the legitimate booking site but redirect users to attacker-controlled domains. This can facilitate phishing attacks where users believe they are on the legitimate booking platform.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Salon Booking SystemWordPress extension
< 10.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate installed plugin versionAccess your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find 'Salon Booking System' in the list, and note the version number displayedAffected if The version shown is lower than 10.9 (e.g., 10.8, 10.7, earlier versions)
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Verify plugin is activeIn the same plugins list, confirm that Salon Booking System shows as 'Active' under the status columnAffected if The plugin is active and the version is below 10.9
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Identify redirect-capable endpointsReview your web server access logs for requests containing parameters that may control redirects, such as 'redirect', 'url', 'target', or 'return' pointing to external domainsAffected if Log analysis reveals unvalidated redirect parameters being used with external URLs while running a vulnerable version
Your environment is affected if the Salon Booking System plugin is installed and active at a version lower than 10.9, allowing external redirect targets to be crafted without validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.9
Update to the latest version of Salon Booking System once the patch is released, or implement strict URL validation to ensure all redirect targets are trusted, whitelisted domains.
Version 10.9 or latest stable release
- 1. Create a complete backup of the Salon Booking System database and files
- 2. Download Salon Booking System version 10.9 or the latest stable release from the official source
- 3. Before upgrading, test the update in a staging/development environment to ensure compatibility
- 4. Install the update following the plugin's standard upgrade procedure
- 5. Clear any caching mechanisms if the site uses them
- 6. Verify that the open redirect vulnerability is resolved by testing the affected URL parameters
- 7. Monitor the site's functionality post-upgrade to ensure all booking features work correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Salon Booking System
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-43280 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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