CVE-2024-12860

Carspot privilege escalation

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 0.49%

Published18 Feb 2025

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Carspot< 2.4.4

Remediation

Fixed in

Carspot≥ 2.4.4

Frequently asked

Is CVE-2024-12860 being actively exploited?

CVE-2024-12860 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.49%.

How severe is CVE-2024-12860?

CVE-2024-12860 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 0.49% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-12860?

Affected products include Carspot.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12860?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Carspot 2.4.4 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

How Secuno handles this

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.