CVE-2026-110653
Appointment Booking Plugin <= 5.7.4 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Race Condition on OTP Attempts Counter
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 17, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 17, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Appointment Booking plugin to the latest version.
- Ensure OTP verification uses atomic operations.
- Implement proper locking for OTP attempt counters.
- Validate OTP attempts strictly against the defined limit.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-287 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/110xxx/CVE-2026-110653.json">CVE-2026-110653</a> Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/controllers/auth_controller.php#L14 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/controllers/auth_controller.php#L30 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/helpers/otp_helper.php#L185 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/helpers/otp_helper.php#L228 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.4/lib/models/model.php#L773 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.7.5/lib/helpers/otp_helper.php Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/61fbc1dd-06c9-409b-8cad-3f350b38dfc3?source=cve