Is CVE-2024-8943 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-8943 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-8943?

CVE-2024-8943 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-8943?

CVE-2024-8943 has an EPSS score of 2.99% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8943?

Upgrade latepoint to 5.0.13 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-8943

CRITICALEPSS 86th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The LatePoint plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.0.12. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during the booking customer step. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the user id. Note that logging in as a WordPress user is only possible if the "Use WordPress users as customers" setting is enabled, which is disabled by default. The vulnerability is partially patched in version 5.0.12 and fully patched in version 5.0.13.

CWE-288 CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

latepointNVD

Affected:< 5.0.13Fixed in:5.0.13CVE-2024-8943derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.99%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Release Notes1

wpdocs.latepoint.com

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2024-8943

Markdown

[![CVE-2024-8943](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2024-8943.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2024-8943)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2024-8943"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2024-8943.svg" alt="CVE-2024-8943"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-20.