CarspotWordPress extension · Carspot Project
CVE-2024-12860
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe CarSpot WordPress theme fails to properly validate tokens before allowing password updates, enabling unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's password including administrators. This privilege escalation vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.4.3 and allows complete site compromise.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
CarspotWordPress extension
< 2.4.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the CarSpot theme installation directoryCheck your WordPress wp-content/themes/ folder for a directory named 'carspot' or similar variant (carspot-theme, carspot-child)Affected if The CarSpot theme directory exists on the server
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Identify the installed CarSpot theme versionOpen the style.css file within the CarSpot theme folder and locate the 'Version:' header in the theme comment block at the top of the fileAffected if The version number listed is less than 2.4.4 (for example: 2.4.3, 2.4.2, 2.0, etc.)
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Verify the password reset functionality existsSearch the theme files for the password reset or lost password handler (look for functions related to 'resetpass', 'lostpassword', 'password_reset', or AJAX handlers processing password change requests)Affected if The theme contains password reset processing code that handles token validation
Your environment is affected if the CarSpot theme is installed and its version is below 2.4.4, since the broken token validation allows unauthenticated password resets for any user account.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.4.4
Update the CarSpot theme to a patched version once released, or remove/disable the theme until a fix is available. Consider implementing Web Application Firewall rules to block malicious password reset requests as an interim measure.
CarSpot theme version 2.4.4
- 1. Create a full backup of your WordPress site (database and files) before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to your WordPress admin dashboard > Appearance > Themes
- 3. Locate the CarSpot theme and verify the current version is below 2.4.4
- 4. Update the CarSpot theme to version 2.4.4 or later
- 5. After updating, verify the new version is showing correctly in the Themes section
- 6. As a security precaution, force password resets for all administrator accounts that may have been compromised
- 7. Review WordPress user accounts for any unauthorized new administrator accounts that may have been created
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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