{"id":58889,"date":"2025-07-10T08:23:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:23:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-17T04:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:39:54","slug":"cve-2025-23970-in-depth-analysis-of-incorrect-privilege-assignment-in-service-finder-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23970-in-depth-analysis-of-incorrect-privilege-assignment-in-service-finder-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-23970: In-depth Analysis of Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Service Finder Booking<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-23970 is a critical vulnerability that stems from incorrect privilege assignment found in the Service Finder Booking software, which can potentially lead to privilege escalation. The software is widely used in a variety of sectors and industries for managing bookings, signifying its wide impact range. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53314-high-severity-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-sh1zen-wp-optimizer\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65587\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> is compounded by the fact that an attacker exploiting it can potentially compromise the system or leak sensitive data. As such, understanding the ins and outs of this vulnerability is crucial for both users and administrators of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53277-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-infigo-software-is-theme-companion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65660\">Service Finder<\/a> Booking software to adequately protect their systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-23970<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52817-authorization-bypass-in-zealousweb-abandoned-contact-form-7-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65749\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2012585164\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5948-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-service-finder-bookings-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90180\">Service Finder Booking<\/a> | n\/a through 6.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The incorrect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5304-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-pt-project-notebooks-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65478\">privilege assignment vulnerability<\/a> in Service Finder Booking arises due to the software&#8217;s improper handling of user roles and permissions. As its name suggests, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21486-severe-memory-corruption-vulnerability-during-dynamic-process-creation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71533\">vulnerability occurs when a user or a process<\/a> is granted higher privileges than necessary, thus enabling the user or process to perform actions they normally shouldn&#8217;t be able to. An attacker can exploit this flaw to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-12827-privilege-escalation-via-account-takeover-in-dwt-directory-listing-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65438\">escalate their privileges<\/a>, potentially gaining administrative access to the system. Once inside, they can manipulate the system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54788-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-suitecrm-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80249\">compromise data<\/a> integrity, or even exfiltrate sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2228756949\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. This example uses an HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52362-critical-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-phproxy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71534\">request to send a malicious payload that exploits the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/service_finder_booking\/escalate_privileges HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;user_id&quot;: &quot;attacker&quot;,\n&quot;role&quot;: &quot;admin&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST request to the \/service_finder_booking\/escalate_privileges endpoint with a JSON payload. The payload includes the user_id of the attacker and the role they want to escalate to (in this case, &#8220;admin&#8221;). If the application does not properly verify the user&#8217;s current privileges before processing this request, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25268-unauthenticated-adjacent-attacker-accessing-api-endpoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77736\">attacker could be granted administrative access<\/a> to the system.<br \/>\nRemember, this is a conceptual example and the real-world exploit may differ based on the specific implementation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20253-critical-vulnerability-in-ikev2-feature-of-cisco-software-could-lead-to-denial-of-service-dos-attack\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76192\">Service Finder Booking software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27614-a-high-risk-gitk-vulnerability-enabling-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70500\">systems against this vulnerability<\/a>, it is recommended to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. In the interim, using a web application firewall (WAF) or an intrusion detection system (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure by blocking or alerting on suspicious activities. As always, it is crucial to maintain a robust and proactive cybersecurity posture to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80068\">potential exploits<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-23970 is a critical vulnerability that stems from incorrect privilege assignment found in the Service Finder Booking software, which can potentially lead to privilege escalation. The software is widely used in a variety of sectors and industries for managing bookings, signifying its wide impact range. The severity of this vulnerability is compounded by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-58889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58889"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83068,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58889\/revisions\/83068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58889"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=58889"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=58889"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=58889"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=58889"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=58889"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=58889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}