CVE-2024-12860

CarSpot – Dealership Wordpress Classified Theme <= 2.4.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset/Account Takeover

Published Feb 18, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4811 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Carspot Project
Carspot Project carspot
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:carspot_project:carspot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Carspot Project
Carspot Project carspot
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title CarSpot – Dealership Wordpress Classified Theme <= 2.4.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset/Account Takeover
Weaknesses CWE-620
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:24 PM
Reserved
Dec 20, 2024, 5:00 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 18, 2025, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:00 AM