CVE-2023-51545 Deserialization in Job Manager & Career – Manage job board listings, and recruitments

Critical 9.6 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit CSRF to trigger PHP object injection, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites using this plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-51545?

CVE-2023-51545 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in ThemeHigh Job Manager & Career – Manage job board listings, and recruitments, published on 29 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in ThemeHigh Job Manager & Career – Manage job board listings, and recruitments.This issue affects Job Manager & Career – Manage job board listings, and recruitments: from n/a through 1.4.4.

Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51545?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themehigh Job Manager \& Career.

How do I fix CVE-2023-51545?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2023-51545 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51545 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5gfw-4p9h-vh8j.

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