CVE-2026-105070: Salon Booking System privilege escalation (unauthenticated)

CVE-2026-105070 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-10-06

The Salon Booking System WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges and gain administrative control of affected websites. An attacker can trick a privileged user into performing an action (clicking a link, visiting a page, or submitting a form) to achieve full site control, potentially leading to data theft, malware installation, or site takeover.

Technologies: Salon Booking System. Vendors: Salon Booking System.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-105070 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-105070 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-105070?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 6 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Salon Booking System <=10.31.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-105070?
Yes: fixed in 10.31.9. Until then: Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule available to users to block attacks until the patched version is deployed. As immediate action, update to version 10.31.9 or later; if unable to update directly, contact your hosting provider or web developer. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-105070 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-105070?
Check whether you run Salon Booking System at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 10.31.9

Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule available to users to block attacks until the patched version is deployed. As immediate action, update to version 10.31.9 or later; if unable to update directly, contact your hosting provider or web developer.

Technical details

This is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress Salon Booking System plugin affecting versions up to 10.31.7. The flaw requires user interaction from a privileged user and allows an unauthenticated attacker to become an administrator. The vulnerability is classified as an authentication/identification failure (OWASP A7) and stems from insufficient privilege validation.

Affected products

  • Salon Booking System Salon Booking System <=10.31.7

Timeline

  • 2026-10-05: disclosed
  • 2026-10-06: advisory

References

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