CVE-2025-1313 Nokri - Job Board WordPress Theme <= 1.6.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges by changing arbitrary user email addresses to reset passwords and take over accounts.
- 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-2025-1313?
CVE-2025-1313 is a high-severity vulnerability in scriptsbundle Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme, published on 12 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Nokri - Job Board WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email address. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1313?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1313?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-1313 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1313 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mghx-6f4q-jcrv.