CVE-2024-12295Network attack vector

Administrator account takeover via unchecked password reset

Published Mar 19, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Privilege escalation in Px-Lab BoomBox Theme Extensions 1.8.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to take over administrator accounts. The boombox_ajax_reset_password function updates a selected account password without validating that the requester owns that account. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to replace an administrator password, enabling account takeover and loss of access for the targeted user.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Px-Lab BoomBox Theme Extensions 1.8.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to take over administrator accounts. The boombox_ajax_reset_password function updates a selected account password without validating that the requester owns that account. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to replace an administrator password, enabling account takeover and loss of access for the targeted user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12295
Published
Mar 19, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Px-Lab
Product
Boombox Theme Extensions
Classifications
CWE-640, CAPEC-50, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.8.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Px-Lab · Boombox Theme Extensionsversion=0 <=1.8.0

Published CVSS scores

8.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
CAPEC-50Password Recovery Exploitation
T1098Account Manipulation

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