WP Job Manager Plugin up to 2.0.0 on WordPress Setting settings_save cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP Job Manager Plugin up to 2.0.0 on WordPress. This affects the function settings_save of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-52212. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Job Manager Plugin up to 2.0.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function settings_save of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Automattic WP Job Manager allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP Job Manager: from n/a through 2.0.0.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-52212 since 12/29/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-56885). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/29/2023 🔍
03/25/2025 +452 days 🔍
03/25/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2026 +287 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-52212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301127
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2025 08:01
Updated: 01/06/2026 11:05
Changes: 03/25/2025 08:01 (53), 01/05/2026 15:29 (12), 01/06/2026 11:05 (1)
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