CVE-2024-12827

The DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.6. This is due to the plugin not properly checking for an empty token value prior to resetting a user's password through the dwt_listing_reset_password() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://themeforest.net/item/dwt-listing-directory-listing-wordpress-theme/21976132
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51fc7d47-2a0f-4713-9859-120321aa32dc?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 Jun 2025, 18:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-27 09:15

Updated : 2025-06-30 18:38

NVD link : CVE-2024-12827

Mitre link : CVE-2024-12827

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-12827

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-620

Unverified Password Change

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