CVE-2024-12810

High

Published: 14 March 2025

Published

14 March 2025

Modified

27 March 2025

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0009 25.3th percentile

Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-12810 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Chimpgroup Jobcareer. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 25.3th 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 AC-6 (Least Privilege).

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 for access to system resources, directly countering the missing capability checks that enable unauthorized file deletion, backups, and theme modifications.

AC-6 Least Privilege good match

prevent

Implements least privilege to restrict Subscriber-level users from performing administrative actions like file deletion and option updates, mitigating the bypass of authorization checks.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

Requires timely identification and patching of flaws in third-party components like the JobCareer theme, eliminating the missing capability checks vulnerability.

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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T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth

Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability in the public-facing WordPress theme allows authenticated low-privilege users to exploit missing authorization checks for arbitrary file deletion and other disruptive actions, mapping to exploitation of public-facing applications, privilege escalation, and file deletion.

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

NVD Description

The JobCareer | Job Board Responsive WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to a missing capability checks on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 7.1. This makes…

it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files, generate backups, restore backups, update theme options, and reset theme options to default settings.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2024-12810 is a vulnerability in the JobCareer | Job Board Responsive WordPress Theme for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 7.1. It stems from missing capability checks on multiple functions, enabling unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data. The issue is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.

Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows them to delete arbitrary files, generate backups, restore backups, update theme options, and reset theme options to default settings, potentially leading to full theme compromise and broader site disruption.

Advisories detailing mitigation are available from sources including Wordfence at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24889552-0db6-44e6-9b12-f31b5e92a42e?source=cve and the theme's page on ThemeForest at https://themeforest.net/item/jobcareer-job-board-responsive-wordpress-theme/14221636. The vulnerability was published on 2025-03-14T12:15:13.483.