CVE-2024-12860: 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 plugi

critical Affects carspot (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 plugi

Package
carspot (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.4.4
Fixed in
2.4.4
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (42.2th percentile)
Published
2025-02-18
Source
nvd

References

CWE-620
NVD recordcarspot (WordPress plugin) advisories

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