Authenticated settings modification via unsecured AJAX action
Published Jan 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 3, 2025
Improper access control in WPDeveloper easy.jobs before 2.4.7 allows remote authenticated users to modify plugin settings via AJAX. The easyjobs_save_basic_info AJAX action accepts attacker-supplied form_data and saves company configuration without sufficient authorization. Any logged-in account, including a subscriber, can change company profile and job-display settings; no data disclosure or service interruption is reported.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in WPDeveloper easy.jobs before 2.4.7 allows remote authenticated users to modify plugin settings via AJAX. The easyjobs_save_basic_info AJAX action accepts attacker-supplied form_data and saves company configuration without sufficient authorization. Any logged-in account, including a subscriber, can change company profile and job-display settings; no data disclosure or service interruption is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-6843
- Published
- Jan 15, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2025
- Vendor
- WPDeveloper
- Product
- easy.jobs
- Classifications
- CWE-284
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.4.7
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Public exploit references
- easyjobs_save_basic_info AJAX proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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