CVE-2025-3918

CRITICAL EPSS 36.7%
Published May 3, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published May 3, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Job Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization within the register_action() function in versions 0.1 to 0.1.1. The plugin’s registration handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['user_role'] and passes it directly to wp_insert_user() without restricting to a safe set of roles. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
36.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-285

References 3

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-listings/trunk/includes/forms/class-jlt-form-member.php#L68
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/job-listings/#developers
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9cd43f5-c3d0-4eb2-9c18-1af2edca37ff?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.