CVE-2024-12213
published 2025-02-12CVE-2024-12213: 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…
PriorityP185critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.61%
44.8th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apusthemes | superio | <= 1.2.76 | — |
| http | apusthemes.com_wp_job_board_pro | < 1.2.85 | 1.2.85 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-g989-9gjv-rrfg: The WP Job Board Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-02-12
CVE-2024-12213 [CRITICAL] CWE-266 GHSA-g989-9gjv-rrfg: The WP Job Board Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1
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.
VulnCheck
apusthemes superio Incorrect Privilege Assignment
vulncheck·2024·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2024-12213 [CRITICAL] apusthemes superio Incorrect Privilege Assignment
apusthemes superio Incorrect Privilege Assignment
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.
Affected: apusthemes superio
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/wp-job-board-pro/wp-j
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-02-12
Published
Exploited in the wild