CVE-2024-11284

Critical

Published: 14 March 2025

Published

14 March 2025

Modified

08 July 2025

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0012 30.7th percentile

Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-11284 is a critical-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) vulnerability in Chimpgroup Jobcareer. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 30.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-2 (Account Management) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 2 other techniques. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

prevent

Enforces approved authorizations preventing unauthenticated attackers from updating arbitrary user passwords via the flawed account_settings_save_callback() function.

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match

prevent

Requires identity validation and secure processes for managing authenticators like passwords, directly countering unauthorized password changes.

AC-2 Account Management good match

prevent

Mandates validation of user identity and approval processes prior to account modifications such as password updates, mitigating account takeover risks.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.

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T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.

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Why these techniques?

Vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote unauthenticated exploitation for initial access (T1190), direct privilege escalation via account takeover (T1068), and abuse of valid accounts (T1078).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

NVD Description

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 6.9. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password through…

the account_settings_save_callback() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2024-11284 is a privilege escalation vulnerability via account takeover in the WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 6.9. The issue arises because the plugin does not properly validate a user's identity prior to updating their password through the account_settings_save_callback() function, allowing unauthorized password changes. Published on 2025-03-14, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and is linked to CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key).

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction or privileges required. By targeting the flawed callback function, they can reset the passwords of arbitrary users, including administrators, enabling full account takeover and potential complete compromise of the affected WordPress site.

Advisories provide further details on the issue, including the Wordfence threat intelligence report at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8afe386e-1e4f-4668-8309-6d47dedb008a?source=cve and the plugin's ThemeForest page at https://themeforest.net/item/jobcareer-job-board-responsive-wordpress-theme/14221636.