Vulnerability in Px-Lab Boombox Theme Extensions

CVE-2024-12295

The BoomBox Theme Extensions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password through the 'boombox_ajax_reset_password' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level privileges and above, to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12295?
CVE-2024-12295 is a high-severity vulnerability in Px-Lab Boombox Theme Extensions, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-12295?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.