CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exploit this flaw in all versions up to 5.7.0. This vulnerability enables attackers to inject and execute malicious shortcodes during the booking process, potentially compromising the integrity of the WordPress site. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize patching or upgrading to mitigate the risk of exploitation.
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Original NVD Description
The The Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. The payload is planted during the unauthenticated booking flow and triggered when the Customer Cabinet block rendered by render_customer_dashboard() outputs the stored name into the content stream, where WordPress core's do_shortcode filter at priority 11 re-parses and executes it.