# CVE-2025-7038: LatePoint <= 5.1.94 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via load_step Function

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log into any customer account via the LatePoint WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-48wv-cp4q-qcjc

## What is CVE-2025-7038?

CVE-2025-7038 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events, published on 30 Sep 2025. 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 Authentication Bypass due to insufficient identity verification within the steps__load_step route of the latepoint_route_call AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.94. The endpoint reads the client-supplied customer email and related customer fields before invoking the internal login handler without verifying login status, capability checks, or a valid AJAX nonce. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log into any customer’s account.

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7038?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-7038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-7038 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7038 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events, published on 30 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events. 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-2025-7038/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7038/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7038
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7038
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7038

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7038/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.