The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a users identity when verifying an email address through the user_account_activation function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including site administrators if the users email is known.
CVE-2024-11925 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Privilege Escalation issue affecting the Plugin JobSearch WP Job Board. It affects Versions up to 2.6.7 and is fixed in 2.6.8.
CVE-2024-11925 is tracked for the Plugin JobSearch WP Job Board as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions up to 2.6.7. Update JobSearch WP Job Board to 2.6.8 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-jobsearch
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-11925 |
| Patched Versions |
2.6.8
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.6.7
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
JobSearch <= 2.5.3 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
JobSearch <= 2.5.9 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
JobSearch <= 2.3.4 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover
WP JobSearch <= 2.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
WP JobSearch <= 2.3.3 - Authentication Bypass
JobSearch WP Job Board <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update
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