# CVE-2023-23715: WordPress JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions plugin <= 1.2.2 - IDOR Leading To Job Removal Vulnerability

> Attackers can remove job listings without proper authorization due to missing access controls in the JobBoardWP plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-crfq-94qw-vfrw

## What is CVE-2023-23715?

CVE-2023-23715 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions, published on 9 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in JobBoardWP JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions: from n/a through 1.2.2.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23715?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ultimatemember Jobboardwp.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions

- [CVE-2022-4061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4061/): JobBoardWP < 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-10880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10880/): JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions <= 1.3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-39329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39329/): JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions <= 1.0.7 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23715 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23715 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions, published on 9 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions. 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-2023-23715/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23715/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23715
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23715
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23715

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23715/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.