Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-12131WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website <= 2.2.5- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website from wpjobportal. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to submit resumes for other applicants when applying for jobs.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpjobportal | WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website | 0 – through 2.2.5 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N