The Job Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization within the register_action() function in versions 0.1 to 0.1.1. The plugin’s registration handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['user_role'] and passes it directly to wp_insert_user() without restricting to a safe set of roles. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
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History

Tue, 06 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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


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Description The Job Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization within the register_action() function in versions 0.1 to 0.1.1. The plugin’s registration handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['user_role'] and passes it directly to wp_insert_user() without restricting to a safe set of roles. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Title Job Listings 0.1 - 0.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via register_action Function
Weaknesses CWE-285
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-06T15:03:50.627Z

Reserved: 2025-04-24T10:56:08.380Z

Link: CVE-2025-3918

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Updated: 2025-05-06T15:03:47.167Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-03T03:15:28.040

Modified: 2025-05-05T20:54:19.760

Link: CVE-2025-3918

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