CodePassenger Job Board Manager for WordPress Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CodePassenger Job Board Manager for WordPress Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-49322. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CodePassenger Job Board Manager for WordPress Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in CodePassenger Job Board Manager for WordPress jemployee allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Job Board Manager for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.0.

The weakness was disclosed by João Pedro Soares De Alcântara. The advisory is available at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-49322 since 10/14/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/06/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/14/2024 🔍
10/17/2024 +3 days 🔍
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04/06/2026 +536 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: João Pedro Soares De Alcântara
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-49322 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49322
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280802

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2024 20:08
Updated: 04/06/2026 02:35
Changes: 10/17/2024 20:08 (63), 04/06/2026 02:35 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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