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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-105070-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-in-salon-booking-system-10  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-06. Updated: 2026-10-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/salon-booking-system). Vendors: [Salon Booking System](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/salon-booking-system/vulnerability/wordpress-salon-booking-system-plugin-10-31-7-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/salon-booking-system/vulnerability/wordpress-salon-booking-system-plugin-10-31-7-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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