CVE-2024-12860

CRITICAL

CarSpot < 2.4.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Change Token Validation Bypass

Title source: llm

Description

The CarSpot – Dealership Wordpress Classified Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a token prior to updating a user's password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Product

https://themeforest.net/item/carspot-automotive-car-dealer-wordpress-classified-theme/20195539

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d1043dce-628f-485b-bc1c-b78938c2a6f5?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0045

EPSS Percentile 35.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-620

Status published

Products (2)

carspot_project/carspot < 2.4.4

scriptsbundle/CarSpot – Dealership Wordpress Classified Theme < 2.4.3

Published Feb 18, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026