CVE-2024-11286
Published: 14 March 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-11286 is a critical-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) 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 16.4th 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-3 (Access Enforcement) and IA-2 (Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-11286 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 7.1. The flaw stems from the plugin's cs_parse_request() function failing to properly verify a user's identity before granting authentication, enabling unauthorized access.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction required, earning it 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 mapping to CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel). Exploitation allows attackers to log in as any user, including administrators, granting full control over the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation details are available in related advisories, including the Wordfence threat intelligence report at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/91754c4d-a0d0-4d35-a70a-446d2bdf6c73?source=cve and the plugin's ThemeForest page at https://themeforest.net/item/jobcareer-job-board-responsive-wordpress-theme/14221636.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-54063
Vulnerability details
The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to authenticating them through the cs_parse_request() function. This…
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makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to log in to any user's account, including administrators.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is an authentication bypass in a public-facing WordPress plugin allowing remote unauthenticated login as any user (including administrators), directly enabling T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) for initial access and T1078.003 (Valid Accounts: Local Accounts) by abusing application accounts without credentials.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Requires unique identification and authentication of users before granting access, directly preventing the plugin's failure to verify identity in cs_parse_request().
Enforces approved authorizations for access only after valid authentication, countering the bypass that allows unauthenticated login as any user.
Mandates timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like CVE-2024-11286, enabling patching of the vulnerable plugin versions.