# CVE-2018-19487: Information disclosure in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can enumerate user information via unprotected AJAX requests in the WP-jobhunt plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jqrx-xmp6-gghh

## What is CVE-2018-19487?

CVE-2018-19487 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP-jobhunt plugin before version 2.4 for WordPress does not control AJAX requests sent to the cs_employer_ajax_profile() function through the admin-ajax.php file, which allows remote unauthenticated attackers to enumerate information about users.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19487?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wp-Jobhunt Project Wp-Jobhunt.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19487?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19487 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2018-19487, CVE-2018-19488, exploit for WordPress wp-jobhunt plugin (github_poc): https://github.com/YOLOP0wn/wp-jobhunt-exploit

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-19488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19488/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19487 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19487 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19487/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19487
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19487
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19487

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19487/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.