WP JobHunt Plugin up to 7.1 on WordPress cs_parse_request authentication bypass
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in WP JobHunt Plugin up to 7.1 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cs_parse_request. This manipulation causes authentication bypass.
This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-11286. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in WP JobHunt Plugin up to 7.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cs_parse_request. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-288. A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to authenticating them through the cs_parse_request() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to log in to any user's account, including administrators.
The weakness was published by Tonn. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-11286 since 11/15/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/08/2025).
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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Product
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Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploiting
Class: Authentication bypassCWE: CWE-288 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/15/2024 🔍03/14/2025 🔍
03/14/2025 🔍
07/08/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: wordfence.comResearcher: Tonn
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2024-11286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-11286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299695
Entry
Created: 03/14/2025 09:12Updated: 07/08/2025 17:40
Changes: 03/14/2025 09:12 (64), 07/08/2025 17:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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