AWSM Innovations WP Job Openings Missing Authorization Vulnerability Allowing Broken Access Control

Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the AWSM Innovations WP Job Openings plugin, specifically in versions through 3.4.1. This vulnerability allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized actions by users with lower privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions that require higher privileges, due to the missing authorization checks in the affected plugin.

Remediation

Users of the WP Job Openings plugin should update to version 3.4.2 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
3.4
impact
5.0
exploitability
7.6
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
5.8

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