{"id":81994,"date":"2025-10-06T18:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:34:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-02T06:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T12:37:36","slug":"cve-2025-7052-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-latepoint-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7052-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-latepoint-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-7052: Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in LatePoint WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-7052 is a critical Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that affects the LatePoint plugin for WordPress, a popular appointment booking plugin. It impacts all versions up to and including 5.1.94. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55743-serious-vulnerability-in-unopim-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89700\">vulnerability could allow<\/a> unauthenticated attackers to take over a user&#8217;s account by tricking them into visiting a malicious link. It&#8217;s a serious issue because WordPress powers approximately 40% of all websites worldwide, and the LatePoint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5953-privilege-escalation-through-wp-human-resource-management-plugin-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91433\">plugin is widely used for scheduling and managing<\/a> appointments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-7052<br \/>\nSeverity: High &#8211; CVSS 8.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10534-critical-firefox-and-thunderbird-vulnerability-leading-to-possible-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89434\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-450866627\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>LatePoint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8565-unauthorized-access-and-arbitrary-plugin-installation-vulnerability-in-wp-legal-pages-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90315\">WordPress Plugin<\/a> | Up to and including 5.1.94<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the missing nonce validation on the change_password() function of the customer_cabinet__change_password <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59017-unauthorized-access-via-ajax-backend-routes-in-typo3-cms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89178\">AJAX route<\/a> in the LatePoint plugin. The plugin hooks this endpoint via wp_ajax and wp_ajax_nopriv but does not verify a nonce or user capability before resetting the user\u2019s password. This omission makes it possible for an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43930-hashview-0-8-1-account-takeover-via-password-reset-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91345\">reset the user&#8217;s password<\/a> without their knowledge or consent. An attacker could exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49029-code-injection-vulnerability-in-bitto-kazi-custom-login-and-signup-widget\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92203\">vulnerability by tricking a logged-in customer<\/a> or an administrator into visiting a malicious link.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3099165685\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual representation of how the CSRF attack might be launched against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41714-critical-vulnerability-in-upload-endpoint-causing-arbitrary-file-write-and-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89510\">vulnerable endpoint<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=latepoint_customer_cabinet__change_password HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nnew_password=attacker_password&amp;confirm_new_password=attacker_password<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, an attacker sends a POST request to the change password AJAX route in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6459-ads-pro-plugin-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92078\">LatePoint<\/a> plugin. The new_password and confirm_new_password parameters are set to the attacker&#8217;s desired password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90595\">users of the LatePoint WordPress plugin<\/a> should apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, users can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. These tools can help detect and block malicious traffic targeting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27025-high-risk-directory-traversal-vulnerability-due-to-unsecure-tcp-port-endpoint-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91966\">vulnerable endpoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-7052 is a critical Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that affects the LatePoint plugin for WordPress, a popular appointment booking plugin. It impacts all versions up to and including 5.1.94. This vulnerability could allow unauthenticated attackers to take over a user&#8217;s account by tricking them into visiting a malicious link. 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