CVE-2025-1315: InWave Jobs <= 3.5.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Reset

9.8 CVSS

Description

The InWave Jobs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via password reset in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-1315

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.8

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

Problem Types

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Affected Products

Vendor: sfwebservice

Product: InWave Jobs

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.2% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1315
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e49c7b2a-5241-4762-b7c9-c33b1ac4a668?source=cve
https://themeforest.net/item/injob-job-board-wordpress-theme/20322987

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