LatePoint <= 5.0.11 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Change via SQL Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The LatePoint plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Password Change via SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 5.0.11. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts. Note that changing a WordPress user's password is only possible if the "Use WordPress users as customers" setting is enabled, which is disabled by default. Without this setting enabled, only the passwords of plugin customers, which are stored and managed in a separate database table, can be modified.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8911
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pg6c-99q5-3xqp
References
More Latepoint vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08303 LatePoint <= 5.0.12 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-02298 LatePoint Plugin <= 4.9.9 - Missing Authorization and Sensitive Information Exposure via IDOR CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-29534 WordPress LatePoint plugin <= 4.9.91 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-29581 WordPress LatePoint plugin <= 4.9.91 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-8911 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8911 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pg6c-99q5-3xqp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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