CVE-2024-12213

WP Job Board Pro < 1.2.85 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via process_register

Published Feb 12, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Job Board Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to 2.3.16. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on vulnerable sites. Please note that this may have been patched sooner, however, the oldest available version for us to confirm this is patched in was 1.2.85.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-50686 The WP Job Board Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.76. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on vulnerable sites.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP Job Board Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.76. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on vulnerable sites. The WP Job Board Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to 2.3.16. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on vulnerable sites. Please note that this may have been patched sooner, however, the oldest available version for us to confirm this is patched in was 1.2.85.
Title WP Job Board Pro <= 1.2.76 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via process_register WP Job Board Pro < 1.2.85 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via process_register
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00071}

epss

{'score': 0.00093}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00108}

epss

{'score': 0.00071}

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First Time appeared Apusthemes
Apusthemes superio
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apusthemes:superio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Apusthemes
Apusthemes superio
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 Job Board Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.76. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on vulnerable sites.
Title WP Job Board Pro <= 1.2.76 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via process_register
Weaknesses CWE-266
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, 5:02 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2024, 9:16 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 12, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:59 AM