scriptsbundle CarSpot Plugin up to 2.4.3 on WordPress unverified password change

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in scriptsbundle CarSpot Plugin up to 2.4.3 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in unverified password change. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-12860. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in scriptsbundle CarSpot Plugin up to 2.4.3 on WordPress. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unverified password change vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-620. When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The CarSpot – Dealership Wordpress Classified Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a token prior to updating a user's 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.

The weakness was shared by Lucio Sá. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-12860 since 12/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/18/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unverified password change
CWE: CWE-620 / CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/20/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Lucio Sá
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-12860 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-12860
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296109

Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2025 10:04
Updated: 02/18/2025 10:07
Changes: 02/18/2025 10:04 (30), 02/18/2025 10:07 (34)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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