CVE-2024-11284 WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Reset/Account Takeover
Unauthenticated attackers can change arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation in WP JobHunt.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11284?
CVE-2024-11284 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in WP JobHunt, published on 14 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 6.9. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password through the account_settings_save_callback() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chimpgroup Jobcareer.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-11284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WP JobHunt
- CVE-2024-11285 WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Email Update/Account Takeover
- CVE-2024-11286 WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2024-12810 Missing authorization in JobCareer | Job Board Responsive WordPress Theme
- CVE-2024-11283 WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Authentication Bypass to Candidate
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jh23-v8pg-3gxq.