Authorization Bypass Vulnerability in JobSearch WP Job Board Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2021-4361

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

Summary

The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin, utilized within WordPress sites, is susceptible to an authorization bypass vulnerability. Due to a missing capability check in the jobsearch_job_integrations_settin_save AJAX action, an authenticated attacker may exploit this weakness to modify arbitrary settings on the site. This could lead to unauthorized changes and potential management of site configurations without proper permissions, emphasizing the need for timely updates and security measures.

Affected Version(s)

JobSearch WP Job Board * <= 1.8.1

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
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