CVE-2024-8911 LatePoint <= 5.0.11 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Change via SQL Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can change user passwords via SQL injection, potentially taking over administrator accounts if specific settings are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8911?
CVE-2024-8911 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in LatePoint Plugin, published on 8 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8911?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Latepoint Latepoint.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8911?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2024-8911 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8911 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in LatePoint Plugin
- CVE-2024-8943 LatePoint <= 5.0.12 - Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2024-2472 LatePoint Plugin <= 4.9.9 - Missing Authorization and Sensitive Information Exposure via IDOR
- CVE-2024-43945 WordPress LatePoint plugin <= 4.9.91 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-43992 WordPress LatePoint plugin <= 4.9.91 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg6c-99q5-3xqp.