CVE-2024-52481 WordPress Jobify theme < 4.3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read vulnerability

Q: What is CVE-2024-52481?

CVE-2024-52481 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Astoundify Jobify, published on 28 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-52481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-52481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

High 7.5 Published 28 Nov 2024 Updated 29 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files from the server via path traversal 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-2024-52481?

CVE-2024-52481 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Astoundify Jobify, published on 28 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Astoundify Jobify jobify allows Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects Jobify: from n/a through < 4.3.0.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52481?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Astoundify Jobify.

How do I fix CVE-2024-52481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-52481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2x4-mxhr-7mf8.