CVE-2024-54252
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in DOTonPAPER Pinpoint Booking System booking-system allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Pinpoint Booking System: from n/a through <= 2.9.9.5.7.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in DOTonPAPER Pinpoint Booking System WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality or data, enabling unauthorized actions.
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CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Verify Pinpoint Booking System plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and confirm 'DOTonPAPER Pinpoint Booking System' or 'Pinpoint Booking System' is installed and activeAffected if Plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn Plugins list, click the plugin name or view plugin files to locate the version number in the plugin header or readme.txtAffected if Version matches or falls within any affected version range for this CVE (check against official WordPress plugin repository advisories)
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Identify vulnerable endpoints or actionsReview plugin documentation or source code for AJAX actions, admin pages, or public-facing functionality that handles sensitive booking data or settingsAffected if Plugin exposes actions accessible without capability checks (common patterns: 'wp_ajax_pbs_*' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_*' handlers)
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Test unauthorized access to sensitive functionsUse a low-privilege subscriber account or unauthenticated request to call plugin AJAX endpoints or access admin pages directly; inspect HTTP responses for success vs authorization errorsAffected if Requests succeed without proper capability verification (e.g., modify bookings, access customer data, change settings without admin rights)
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Review user role and capability configurationIn WordPress admin > Pinpoint Booking settings, check if access control levels are configured; verify which user roles can access booking management functionsAffected if Access controls are misconfigured or allow lower-privileged users to perform administrative actions
The environment is affected if the DOTonPAPER Pinpoint Booking System plugin is installed with a vulnerable version AND unauthenticated or low-privilege users can access sensitive booking functions without proper authorization checks.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks (capability/permission verification) on all sensitive functions and ensure access control configurations are correctly set according to WordPress user roles.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-54252 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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