CVE-2024-13698 Missing authorization in Jobify - Job Board WordPress Theme

Medium 6.5 Published 24 Jan 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can perform SSRF, upload arbitrary images, and generate AI images due to missing capability checks in the Jobify WordPress theme.

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-2024-13698?

CVE-2024-13698 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Astoundify Jobify - Job Board WordPress Theme, published on 24 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Jobify - Job Board WordPress Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'download_image_via_ai' and 'generate_image_via_ai' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application to upload files in an image format, and to generate AI images using the site's OpenAI key.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13698?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Astoundify Jobify.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13698 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-2024-13698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6p72-9rwx-x4v5.