CVE-2024-13873 WP Job Portal <= 2.2.8 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Photo Disconnection
Authenticated subscribers can remove other users' profile photos due to missing authorization checks 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-2024-13873?
CVE-2024-13873 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website, published on 22 Feb 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, 2.2.8 via the deleteUserPhoto() function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to remove profile photos from users accounts. Please note that this does not officially delete the file.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13873 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-2024-13873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpjobportal WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website
- CVE-2024-7950 Missing authorization in WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website
- CVE-2023-4490 WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi
- CVE-2025-48274 WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-47438 WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2025-48273 WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g67f-hh8j-9cf2.