CVE-2024-13873: WP Job Portal <= 2.2.8 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Photo Disconnection
Description
The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.8 via the deleteUserPhoto() function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to remove profile photos from users accounts. Please note that this does not officially delete the file.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-13873
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyAffected Products
Vendor: wpjobportal
Product: WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 3.18% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-23 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13873https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5fdba3c5-382e-4d2b-83d8-0e0cebf2e63c?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3242653/wp-job-portal/tags/2.2.9/includes/classes/uploads.php?old=3238353&old_path=wp-job-portal%2Ftags%2F2.2.8%2Fincludes%2Fclasses%2Fuploads.php