# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pg6c-99q5-3xqp

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8911?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- LatePoint <= 5.0.11 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-8911.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in LatePoint Plugin

- [CVE-2024-8943](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8943/): LatePoint <= 5.0.12 - Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2472](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2472/): LatePoint Plugin <= 4.9.9 - Missing Authorization and Sensitive Information Exposure via IDOR (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-43945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43945/): WordPress LatePoint plugin <= 4.9.91 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-43992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43992/): WordPress LatePoint plugin <= 4.9.91 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8911 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8911 exists.

Affected product: LatePoint Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8911/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8911/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8911
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8911
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8911

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8911/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.