BoomBox Theme Extensions <= 1.8.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Password Reset/Account Takeover in boombox_ajax_reset_password

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
CVE CVE-2024-12295
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published March 18, 2025
Last Updated March 19, 2025
Researcher Tonn
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug boombox-theme-extensions (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.0
Patched Version
  • 1.8.1
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