PT-2019-9831 · WordPress · Wp Jobhunt

Published 2019-03-17 · Updated 2019-04-01 · CVE-2018-19488

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP-jobhunt plugin versions prior to 2.4

Description The issue concerns the lack of control over AJAX requests sent to the cs reset pass() function through the "admin-ajax.php" file. This allows remote unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of a user's account.

Recommendations For WP-jobhunt plugin versions prior to 2.4, update to version 2.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "admin-ajax.php" file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-640

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-19488

Affected Products

Wp Jobhunt

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/Antho59/wp-jobhunt-exploit · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9206 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19488 · Security Note