CVE-2024-11285 WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Email Update/Account Takeover

What is CVE-2024-11285?

CVE-2024-11285 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, 7.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email via the account_settings_callback() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Chimpgroup Jobcareer.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11285 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-2024-11285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in WP JobHunt

• CVE-2024-11284 WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Reset/Account Takeover Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-11286 WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Authentication Bypass Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-12810 Missing authorization in JobCareer | Job Board Responsive WordPress Theme High 8.8
• CVE-2024-11283 WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Authentication Bypass to Candidate High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-wr66-px74-574m.