CVE-2024-8911 is a critical SQL Injection vulnerability affecting the LatePoint plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 5.0.11. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to change user passwords, potentially leading to administrator account takeover if the "Use WordPress users as customers" setting is enabled. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, a Nuclei template exists for detection, indicating exploitability. Community discussion and media coverage are currently minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:latepoint:latepoint:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.