CVE-2024-11285 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the WP JobHunt WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 7.1. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a flaw in the account_settings_callback() function to change any user's email address, including administrators, without proper identity validation. This allows them to reset passwords and gain full account access. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its EPSS score is low, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules for Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage regarding this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chimpgroup:jobcareer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.