CVE-2024-11285: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in WP JobHunt
The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 7.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email via the account_settings_callback() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
CVE-2024-11285: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in WP JobHunt
Description
The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 7.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email via the account_settings_callback() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-15T20:10:43.577Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e0cb7ef31ef0b5943d6
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:56 PM
Last updated: 2/26/2026, 5:43:35 AM
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