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

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files from the server via path traversal in the Jobify WordPress theme.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f2x4-mxhr-7mf8

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52481?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2024-52481 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Astoundify Jobify

- [CVE-2024-13698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13698/): Missing authorization in Jobify - Job Board WordPress Theme (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-52478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52478/): WordPress Jobify theme < 4.3.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-52480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52480/): WordPress Jobify plugin < 4.3.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-52479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52479/): WordPress Jobify plugin < 4.3.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52481 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Astoundify Jobify. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52481/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52481/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52481
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52481
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52481

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52481/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.