CVE-2026-104766

high

Description

The Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.3. This is due to the `OsSettingsController::update()` handler iterating over attacker-supplied `settings` parameters without an allowlist of permitted setting names or values, and `OsSettingsHelper::prepare_value()` performing no role allowlist validation before persisting the `default_wp_role_for_customer` setting — a restriction that exists only in the UI dropdown and is never enforced server-side. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers holding a LatePoint role with the `settings__edit` capability (such as an agent or custom role) to overwrite the default WordPress role for new customers with `administrator`, causing any subsequently self-registered LatePoint customer account to be created with full WordPress administrator privileges. Exploitation requires that a WordPress administrator has granted the `settings__edit` capability to a LatePoint agent or custom role, and that a new customer account is registered through LatePoint after the malicious setting change is persisted.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38870e14-2e8f-4281-adb6-4be3b1d3d2ce?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3728691%40latepoint&new=3728691%40latepoint

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.3/lib/helpers/settings_helper.php#L953

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.3/lib/helpers/settings_helper.php#L754

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.3/lib/helpers/customer_helper.php#L297

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.3/lib/controllers/settings_controller.php#L469

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-96090

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-10

Updated: 2026-10-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High