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CVE-2023-6843: easy.jobs- Best Recruitment Plugin for Job Board Listing, Manager, Career Page for Elementor & Gutenberg · Improper Access Control

Affects easy.jobs- Best Recruitment Plugin for Job Board Listing, Manager, Career Page for Elementor & GutenbergSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium · fixed in 2.4.7 : update easy.jobs- Best Recruitment Plugin for Job Board Listing, Manager, Career Page for Elementor & Gutenberg when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Jan 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Unknown easy.jobs- Best Recruitment Plugin for Job Board Listing, Manager, Career Page for Elementor & GutenbergAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Immediate upgrade to version 2.4.7 or later of the easy.jobs plugin once available, as this version addresses the improper access control issue.
  2. Restrict plugin access by limiting user roles that can log in to the WordPress site, minimizing the number of accounts with any login privileges.
  3. Implement strict role-based access control (RBAC) policies within WordPress to ensure only trusted users have permissions to interact with recruitment plugins.
  4. Monitor and audit changes to plugin settings regularly to detect unauthorized modifications promptly.
  5. Use Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious AJAX requests targeting the plugin’s endpoints.
  6. Consider isolating the recruitment site or page on a separate subdomain or environment with additional security controls to limit lateral movement.
  7. Educate administrators and HR staff about the importance of strong passwords and multi-factor authentication to reduce risk of credential compromise.
  8. Review and harden WordPress security posture overall, including timely updates of core, themes, and plugins to reduce attack surface.

Description

The easy.jobs- Best Recruitment Plugin for Job Board Listing, Manager, Career Page for Elementor & Gutenberg WordPress plugin before 2.4.7 does not properly secure some of its AJAX actions, allowing any logged-in users to modify its settings.

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