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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-11713
CVE-2024-11713:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.2.2) contains an SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-11713) in the wpjobportaldeactivate() function. The vulnerability stems from insufficient escaping of the 'pageid' parameter and inadequate SQL query preparation (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.9 (Medium), and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The issue exists in the wpjobportal_deactivate() function where insufficient escaping of user-supplied parameters allows for SQL query manipulation (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Administrator-level access or higher to append additional SQL queries to existing queries, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information stored in the database (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to version 2.2.3 or later of the WP Job Portal plugin, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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