WP-jobhunt Plugin up to 2.4 on WordPress AJAX Request admin-ajax.php cs_reset_pass password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in WP-jobhunt Plugin up to 2.4 on WordPress. The affected element is the function cs_reset_pass of the file admin-ajax.php of the component AJAX Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to password recovery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-19488. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP-jobhunt Plugin up to 2.4 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function cs_reset_pass of the file admin-ajax.php of the component AJAX Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WP-jobhunt plugin before version 2.4 for WordPress does not control AJAX requests sent to the cs_reset_pass() function through the admin-ajax.php file, which allows remote unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of a user's account.

The weakness was presented 03/21/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-19488 since 11/23/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/23/2018 🔍
03/21/2019 +118 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +0 days 🔍
08/03/2023 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-19488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131918
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2019 22:51
Updated: 08/03/2023 12:58
Changes: 03/21/2019 22:51 (39), 05/17/2020 21:05 (18), 08/03/2023 12:58 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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