CVE-2024-12827 DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme <= 3.3.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
Unauthenticated attackers can reset arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, due to missing token validation in the DWT Directory & Listing theme.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12827?
CVE-2024-12827 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in scriptsbundle DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme, published on 27 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-620
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12827?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-12827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r95m-rm59-p2hp.