JobSearch WP Job Board <= 2.9.2 - Authentication Bypass via Social Logins
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- JobSearch WP Job Board
- Affected Version
<= 2.9.2- CVSS
- 8.1High
- Weakness type
- CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
- CVE
CVE-2024-11917
At a glance
CVE-2024-11917 is a high-severity Improper Authentication vulnerability in the JobSearch WP Job Board WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.9.2. It carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (reachable over the network; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed April 2025, reported by Foxyyy.
Vulnerability Overview
The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.2. This is due to improper configurations in the 'jobsearch_xing_response_data_callback', 'set_access_tokes', and 'google_callback' functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as the first connected Xing user, or any connected Xing user if the Xing id is known. It is also possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as the first connected Google user if the user has logged in, without subsequently logging out, in thirty days. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 2.8.4.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-287: Improper Authentication
JobSearch WP Job Board <= 2.9.2 carries this weakness at jobsearch_xing_response_data_callback, and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Improper authentication means the mechanism that proves who a caller is can be satisfied without the secret it was supposed to require.
An attacker authenticates as another user — administrators included — without ever knowing a password, so password policies and login rate limits never come into play. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for JobSearch WP Job Board yet, so installs running <= 2.9.2 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.
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External References
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