CVE-2024-12824: CWE-620 Unverified Password Change in scriptsbundle Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme
The Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2. This is due to the plugin not properly checking for an empty token value prior updating their details like password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme contains a privilege escalation vulnerability (CWE-620) caused by failure to properly check for an empty token value before updating user details such as passwords. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords of any user, including administrators, thereby gaining unauthorized access to those accounts. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.6.2 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting its critical severity and ease of remote exploitation without user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to change passwords of arbitrary users, including administrators, resulting in full account takeover. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress site, potentially leading to complete site control.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the affected theme or disable it if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor (scriptsbundle) regarding patches or temporary mitigations.
CVE-2024-12824: CWE-620 Unverified Password Change in scriptsbundle Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme
Description
The Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2. This is due to the plugin not properly checking for an empty token value prior updating their details like password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
The Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme contains a privilege escalation vulnerability (CWE-620) caused by failure to properly check for an empty token value before updating user details such as passwords. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords of any user, including administrators, thereby gaining unauthorized access to those accounts. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.6.2 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting its critical severity and ease of remote exploitation without user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to change passwords of arbitrary users, including administrators, resulting in full account takeover. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress site, potentially leading to complete site control.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the affected theme or disable it if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor (scriptsbundle) regarding patches or temporary mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-19T21:04:10.224Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e48b7ef31ef0b59c4ed
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:56 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:55:08 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 2:00:43 PM
Views: 12
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