CVE-2024-12876 Missing authorization in Golo - City Travel Guide WordPress Theme
Unauthenticated attackers can change arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.
- 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-2024-12876?
CVE-2024-12876 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in uxper Golo - City Travel Guide WordPress Theme, published on 7 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Golo - City Travel Guide WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.10. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uxper Golo.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-12876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv76-x52c-p555.