CVE-2024-34549 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-34549: WordPress WP Job Manager plugin <= 2.2.2 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability

Vendor Automattic

Product WP Job Manager

Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure

Published May 9, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Automattic WP Job Manager.This issue affects WP Job Manager: from n/a through 2.2.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Job Manager versions up to 2.2.2 expose sensitive information that can be accessed over the network without authentication. An attacker can retrieve private data by making direct requests to the plugin. The vulnerability does not allow modification or deletion of data, only unauthorized reading. Update to a version newer than 2.2.2.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information from the plugin without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Job listings, applicant data, or other private plugin information may be exposed to unauthorized visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 9, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34549 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html AskarLabs — CWE-200 write-up Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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