Astoundify Jobify Plugin up to 4.2.3 on WordPress path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in Astoundify Jobify Plugin up to 4.2.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-52481. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Astoundify Jobify Plugin up to 4.2.3 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Astoundify Jobify - Job Board WordPress Theme allows Relative Path Traversal.This issue affects Jobify - Job Board WordPress Theme: from n/a through 4.2.3.

The weakness was shared by Ananda Dhakal. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-52481 since 11/11/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/28/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• Astoundify

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• Jobify Plugin

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• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3

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