WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover and Privilege Escalation

2024-11-27 19:13

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.6.8

Affected PluginJobSearch WP Job Board

Affected Version<= 2.6.7

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2024-11925

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.6.8, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel) The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11925 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04bc8101-2676-4695-a498-f79be8221617

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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