# CVE-2026-4785: LatePoint Calendar Booking Stored XSS in latepoint_resources shortcode

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-4785-latepoint-calendar-booking-stored-xss-in-latepoint-resources  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-04-08. Updated: 2026-07-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-4785 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-04-08

LatePoint is a WordPress plugin used by businesses to manage appointment bookings and event scheduling. A security vulnerability allows users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into website pages. When other users or administrators visit these pages, the scripts could execute, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or the theft of sensitive session information.

Technologies: [LatePoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/latepoint). Vendors: [LatePoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/latepoint).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-4785 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-4785 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-4785?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 8 April 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** LatePoint up to and including 5.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-4785?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-4785 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-4785?** Check whether you run LatePoint at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The LatePoint plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient output escaping on the 'button_caption' parameter within the [latepoint_resources] shortcode. This vulnerability is specifically triggered when the 'items' parameter is set to 'bundles'. An authenticated attacker with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary web scripts into a page. These scripts will execute in the context of any user's browser who visits the affected page. The issue was addressed in a changeset following version 5.3.0.

## Affected products

- LatePoint LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events up to and including 5.3.0

## Timeline

- 2026-04-08: disclosed
- 2026-04-08: advisory

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.2.10/lib/helpers/shortcodes_helper.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.2.10/lib/helpers/shortcodes_helper.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.2.10/lib/helpers/shortcodes_helper.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/tags/5.2.10/lib/helpers/shortcodes_helper.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/trunk/lib/helpers/shortcodes_helper.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/trunk/lib/helpers/shortcodes_helper.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/trunk/lib/helpers/shortcodes_helper.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latepoint/trunk/lib/helpers/shortcodes_helper.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3491516/latepoint](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3491516/latepoint)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/55c5c094-69c0-4e2a-be0c-fab6f1039309?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/55c5c094-69c0-4e2a-be0c-fab6f1039309?source=cve)

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