LatePoint Plugin up to 5.5.0 on WordPress save_connected_wordpress_user password recovery

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in LatePoint Plugin up to 5.5.0 on WordPress. The affected element is the function save_connected_wordpress_user. The manipulation leads to password recovery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-7652. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in LatePoint Plugin up to 5.5.0 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function save_connected_wordpress_user. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The LatePoint plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Account Takeover via Weak Password Recovery Mechanism in the unauthenticated guest booking flow in versions up to, and including, 5.5.0 This is due to the save_connected_wordpress_user() function propagating a LatePoint customer's email address to its linked WordPress user account via wp_update_user() without any ownership verification, combined with the guest booking flow's ability to overwrite an existing customer's email through phone-based merge without authentication. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the email address of a non-super-admin WordPress user account that is not yet linked to a LatePoint customer, enabling full account takeover by subsequently triggering the standard WordPress password-reset flow to the attacker-controlled address granted the plugin is configured with WordPress user integration enabled, phone-based contact merging, and customer authentication disabled. Administrator accounts on single-site installs are not affected.

The weakness was disclosed by Michael Iden. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-7652 since 05/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• LatePoint Plugin

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• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5.0

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