DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme <= 3.3.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scriptsbundle | DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme | up to 3.3.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme Vendorscriptsbundle Affected up to 3.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12827
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r95m-rm59-p2hp
References
More scriptsbundle vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11884 Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme <= 1.6.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Change CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-10514 AdForest <= 5.1.6 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-15211 Nokri - Job Board WordPress Theme <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'token' Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-01412 AdForest <= 6.0.12 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-11916 AdForest <= 5.1.8 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-10515 AdForest <= 5.1.6 - Privilege Escalation via Password Reset/Account Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-12827 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12827 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r95m-rm59-p2hp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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