CVE-2024-12131 Missing authorization in WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website

Medium 4.3 Published 7 Jan 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated subscribers can submit resumes for other applicants due to missing validation on user-controlled keys in the WP Job Portal plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-12131?

CVE-2024-12131 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to submit resumes for other applicants when applying for jobs.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12131?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12131?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-12131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8qg-p9r3-cc3j.