CVE-2023-52211 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Automattic WP Job Manager.This issue affects WP Job Manager: from n/a through 2.0.0.

Published: 2024-04-12

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Automattic

WP Job Manager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.0.0

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 2.1.0 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-56884	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Automattic WP Job Manager.This issue affects WP Job Manager: from n/a through 2.0.0.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00151.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-job-manager/wordpress-wp-job-manager-plugin-2-0-0-unauthenticated-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Automattic WP Job Manager.This issue affects WP Job Manager: from n/a through 2.0.0.	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Automattic WP Job Manager.This issue affects WP Job Manager: from n/a through 2.0.0.

Subscriptions

Automattic Wp Job Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-04-12T14:33:31.897Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:09:06.767Z

Reserved: 2023-12-29T12:26:03.425Z

Link: CVE-2023-52211

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-07-02T18:26:40.408Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-04-12T15:15:22.793

Modified: 2026-04-28T19:23:04.103

Link: CVE-2023-52211

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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