Critical severity · published Jun 27, 2025
CVE-2024-12827
DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme <= 3.3.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DD
DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme · scriptsbundle
through 3.3.6 · source: vendor
Affected product
DD
DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme
scriptsbundle
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12827
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12827
themeforest.net
https://themeforest.net/item/dwt-listing-directory-listing-wordpress-theme/21976132
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51fc7d47-2a0f-4713-9859-120321aa32dc?source=cve
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