CVE-2026-5234

LatePoint <= 5.3.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Sensitive Financial Data Exposure via Sequential Invoice ID

2026-04-16 15:19
normaandersonfrank

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 5.4.0
Affected Version
<= 5.3.2
CVSS
5.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE
CVE-2026-5234
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At a glance

CVE-2026-5234 is a medium-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in the Appointment Booking Plugin WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 5.3.2. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 5.4.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2026, reported by normaandersonfrank.

Vulnerability Overview

The LatePoint plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.2. The vulnerability exists because the OsStripeConnectController::create_payment_intent_for_transaction action is registered as a public action (no authentication required) and loads invoices by sequential integer invoice_id without any access_key or ownership verification. This is in contrast to other invoice-related actions (view_by_key, payment_form, summary_before_payment) in OsInvoicesController which properly require a cryptographic UUID access_key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid invoice IDs via an error message oracle, create unauthorized transaction intent records in the database containing sensitive financial data (invoice_id, order_id, customer_id, charge_amount), and on sites with Stripe Connect configured, the response also leaks Stripe payment_intent_client_secret tokens, transaction_intent_key values, and payment amounts for any invoice.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Reaching this weakness in Appointment Booking Plugin <= 5.3.2 takes no account at all. Authorization bypass through a user-controlled key, often called insecure direct object reference, means the application looks up a record by an identifier from the request without checking that the caller owns it.

Changing a number in the request is enough to read or modify other users' records, which on commerce and membership sites means customer data. For Appointment Booking Plugin the fix is 5.4.0: builds <= 5.3.2 are affected, anything from 5.4.0 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 5.4.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

This one needs no account at all, which puts it outside what login hardening can reach; WordSec's login security narrows the account-level paths around it, and the firewall is what inspects the request itself. None of that substitutes for the fix: Appointment Booking Plugin 5.4.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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