Jobmonster <= 4.7.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

2024-07-09 00:00

Dave Jong

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.7.6

Affected ThemeNoo JobMonster

Affected Version<= 4.7.5

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2024-37927

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Vulnerability Overview

The Noo JobMonster theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain higher privileged access to a vulnerable site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.7.6, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37927 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/167436b7-3d2b-46fc-a1bc-2bcfd899182e

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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