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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-1487 affects the LatePoint WordPress booking plugin up to version 5.2.7. A logged-in administrator can abuse JSON import handling to run arbitrary database queries. This is mainly a risk where administrator accounts are shared, delegated, or compromised, and could lead to sensitive data exposure or destructive database changes.
Executive priority
Prioritize sites where LatePoint handles customer bookings, payments, or sensitive appointment data. Treat this as a near-term patch and access-control issue, especially if many users have administrator rights.
Technical view
The issue is SQL injection in LatePoint’s JSON Import functionality caused by insufficient validation of user-supplied JSON data. It requires authenticated Administrator-level privileges or higher. Reported impacts include arbitrary SQL execution, information extraction via time-based techniques, dropping tables, or modifying database data. CVSS is 6.5, CWE-89.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events versions up to and including 5.2.7, where an attacker has Administrator-level access or higher.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The required privilege level is high, but impact can be serious if an administrator account is compromised or misused.
Researcher notes
Do not assume unauthenticated exposure. The reported attack path requires Administrator-level access. Public sources identify the vulnerable component and code change reference, but the provided bundle does not clearly name a patched release version.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using the LatePoint plugin.
- Check whether LatePoint is version 5.2.7 or earlier.
- Review vendor and WordPress plugin guidance for fixed versions or remediation.
- Restrict WordPress administrator access to trusted users only.
- Audit administrator accounts and remove unnecessary privileges.
- Back up the WordPress database before applying updates.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed WordPress plugins across managed sites.
- Confirm LatePoint version from WordPress admin or asset tooling.
- Review JSON import access and administrator account activity.
- Check database and application logs for unusual administrator actions.
- Monitor vendor advisory and WordPress Trac changeset for fix details.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N1.25.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.