CVE-2024-11925 WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover and Privilege Escalation
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass email verification to log in as any user, including administrators, leading to full site compromise.
- 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-2024-11925?
CVE-2024-11925 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in eyecix JobSearch WP Job Board, published on 28 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a users identity when verifying an email address through the user_account_activation function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including site administrators if the users email is known.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11925?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11925?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11925 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-2024-11925 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11925 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xgg-6rww-2j3w.