How severe is CVE-2024-12827?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Scriptsbundle Dwt - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme

CVE-2024-12827

The DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.6. This is due to the plugin not properly checking for an empty token value prior to resetting a user's password through the dwt_listing_reset_password() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Scriptsbundle Dwt - Directory & Listing Wordpress Theme — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-620

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12827?: CVE-2024-12827 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Scriptsbundle Dwt - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-12827?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.