wpjobportal WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.2.2 on WordPress assignUserRole authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in wpjobportal WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.2.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts the function assignUserRole. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-11715. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in wpjobportal WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.2.2 on WordPress. Affected is the function assignUserRole. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the assignUserRole() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an employer.

The weakness was disclosed by Tran Van Nhan. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-11715 since 11/25/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.2.3, modules, user or controller.php?old=3187129&old_path=wp-job-portal%2Ftags%2F2.2.2%2Fmodules%2Fuser%2Fcontroller.php eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Job Portal Plugin 2.2.3/modules/user/controller.php?old=3187129&old_path=wp-job-portal%2Ftags%2F2.2.2%2Fmodules%2Fuser%2Fcontroller.php

Timelineinfo

11/25/2024 🔍
12/14/2024 +19 days 🔍
12/14/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/06/2025 +54 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Tran Van Nhan
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-11715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-11715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288462

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2024 08:49
Updated: 02/06/2025 15:29
Changes: 12/14/2024 08:49 (66), 02/06/2025 15:29 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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