CVE-2024-11285 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-11285: WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Email Update/Account Takeover

Vendor N/A
Product WP JobHunt
Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR
Published March 14, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 7.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email via the account_settings_callback() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 14, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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