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CVE-2024-12827: CWE-620 Unverified Password Change in scriptsbundle DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-12827cvecve-2024-12827cwe-620
Published: Fri Jun 27 2025 (06/27/2025, 08:23:57 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: scriptsbundle
Product: DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme

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.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 12:55:21 UTC

Technical Analysis

The DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme contains a vulnerability (CWE-620) where the dwt_listing_reset_password() function does not properly verify that the password reset token is non-empty before allowing a password reset. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to change any user's password, including those with administrative privileges, resulting in privilege escalation and account takeover. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.3.6 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Potential Impact

An attacker can reset passwords for arbitrary users without authentication, including administrators, leading to full account compromise and control over the affected WordPress site. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix links are provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the password reset functionality if possible or disable the vulnerable theme. Avoid using affected versions in production environments.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2024-12-19T21:44:06.338Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 699f6e49b7ef31ef0b59c58e

Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:57 PM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:55:21 PM

Last updated: 4/14/2026, 1:13:33 AM

Views: 16

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