CVE-2024-11715 is a critical vulnerability affecting the WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 2.2.2. It stems from a missing capability check in the assignUserRole() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an employer. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit codes or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpjobportal:wp_job_portal:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.