Job Listings Plugin 0.1/0.1.1 on WordPress register_action user_role improper authorization

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Job Listings Plugin 0.1/0.1.1 on WordPress. This impacts the function register_action. Such manipulation of the argument user_role leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-3918. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Job Listings Plugin 0.1/0.1.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function register_action. The manipulation of the argument user_role with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Job Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization within the register_action() function in versions 0.1 to 0.1.1. The plugin’s registration handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['user_role'] and passes it directly to wp_insert_user() without restricting to a safe set of roles. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-3918 since 04/24/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/03/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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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• Job Listings Plugin

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• 0.1
• 0.1.1

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