CVE•Published 2024-10-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2024-8911

Vulnerability data via CVEDB (Shodan)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 15% of all CVEs

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.

Timeline

Published 2024-10-08

External references

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Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2024-8911

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/latepoint/"

Matches any site loading the "latepoint" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Latepoint Latepoint"

All exposed Latepoint Latepoint instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Latepoint"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Latepoint" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.