# CVE-2023-6584: JobSearch WP Job Board < 2.3.4 - Authentication Bypass

> Attackers can log in as any user knowing only their email address, leading to account takeover in the WP JobSearch plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:** 27 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p9wg-pjwr-cp67

## What is CVE-2023-6584?

CVE-2023-6584 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown WP JobSearch, published on 27 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP JobSearch WordPress plugin before 2.3.4 does not prevent attackers from logging-in as any users with the only knowledge of that user's email address.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6584?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eyecix Jobsearch Wp Job Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6584?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6584 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP JobSearch

- [CVE-2024-8615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8615/): WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-8614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8614/): WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-47636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47636/): WordPress WP JobSearch plugin <= 2.5.9 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-43931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43931/): WordPress JobSearch WP Job Board WordPress Plugin plugin <= 2.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-4361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4361/): JobSearch WP Job Board <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6584 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6584 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown WP JobSearch, published on 27 Feb 2024. 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-2023-6584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown WP JobSearch. 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-2023-6584/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6584/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6584
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6584
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6584

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6584/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.