Auth bypass in Latepoint Appointment Booking Plugin – | Calendar & Scheduling For WordPress
CVE-2026-110653
The Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Race Condition in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.4. This is due to a non-atomic read-modify-write on the OTP verification attempts counter in the `verifyOTP` function: the counter is incremented using a stale in-memory value with no conditional `WHERE attempts < 10` guard on the `UPDATE` and no `SELECT ... FOR UPDATE` row lock, creating a TOCTOU window that allows concurrent requests to bypass the 10-attempt lockout. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers — who know a target customer's registered email address or phone number — to fire concurrent requests to the `auth__verify_otp` endpoint, defeat the lockout cap, brute-force the 6-digit OTP code, and authenticate as the targeted LatePoint customer, gaining full access to their account, bookings, and personal data. The nonce check present on the endpoint (`otp_verify_otp_nonce`) does not mitigate this issue, as the nonce is publicly emitted by the unauthenticated `request_otp` and `resend_otp` endpoints and is trivially obtainable by any unauthenticated attacker prior to launching the race.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/61fbc1dd-06c9-409b-8cad-3f350…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/helpers/otp_helper…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/helpers/otp_helper…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/controllers/auth_co…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/controllers/auth_co…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/models/model.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.5/lib/helpers/otp_helper…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-110653?
- CVE-2026-110653 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Latepoint Appointment Booking Plugin – | Calendar & Scheduling For WordPress, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-110653?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.