PT-2025-27070 · WordPress · Dwt - Directory & Listing Wordpress Theme

Lucio Sá · Published 2025-06-27 · Updated 2025-07-02 · CVE-2024-12827

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: The DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme versions up to, and including, 3.3.6

Description: The issue allows for privilege escalation via account takeover due to improper checking of an empty token value prior to resetting a user's password through the dwt listing reset password() function. This enables unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary users' passwords, including administrators, and gain access to their accounts.

Recommendations: For versions up to, and including, 3.3.6, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the dwt listing reset password() function until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-620

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-12827

Affected Products

Dwt - Directory & Listing Wordpress Theme

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12827 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51fc7d47-2a0f-4713-9859-120321aa32dc?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/126850 · Telegram Post
• https://themeforest.net/item/dwt-listing-directory-listing-wordpress-theme/21976132 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1938520070428234017 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1940364878495052254 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/27224 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1938543474829115747 · Twitter Post