CVE-2024-13371 WP Job Portal <= 2.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Email Sending

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can send arbitrary emails via the WP Job Portal plugin due to missing capability checks, potentially enabling spam or phishing.

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-2024-13371?

CVE-2024-13371 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website, published on 1 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 unauthorized arbitrary emails sending due to a missing capability check on the sendEmailToJobSeeker() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary emails with arbitrary content from the sites mail server.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13371?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13371?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13371 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-2024-13371 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2r48-3552-hh7m.

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