CVE-2024-11285

WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Email Update/Account Takeover

Published Mar 14, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-54068 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00099}

epss

{'score': 0.00147}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Chimpgroup
Chimpgroup jobcareer
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:chimpgroup:jobcareer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Chimpgroup
Chimpgroup jobcareer
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title WP JobHunt <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Email Update/Account Takeover
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:35 PM
Reserved
Nov 15, 2024, 8:10 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 14, 2025, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:57 AM