CVE-2025-3918
📋 TL;DR
The Job Listings WordPress plugin versions 0.1 to 0.1.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to register as administrators. This occurs because the plugin improperly validates user-supplied role parameters during registration. Any WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin versions is affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Job Listings WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover where attackers gain administrative access, install backdoors, steal data, deface the site, or use it for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers create administrator accounts to maintain persistent access, modify content, or install malicious plugins/themes.
If Mitigated
Attack attempts are logged and blocked, with no privilege escalation occurring.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple HTTP POST request manipulation required. Public exploit code is available in security advisories.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.1.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/job-listings/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Job Listings' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install version 0.1.2+ from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Job Listings plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate job-listings
Restrict registration access
allDisable user registration or restrict to trusted networks only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block requests containing 'user_role' parameter with admin values
- Monitor user registration logs for suspicious administrator account creations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Job Listings plugin version 0.1 or 0.1.1Check Version:
wp plugin get job-listings --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.1.2 or later, and test registration functionality with modified role parameters📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user registrations with administrator role
- POST requests to registration endpoints with modified user_role parameter
- Multiple failed registration attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=jlt_member_register containing user_role=administrator
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "jlt_member_register" AND "user_role" AND ("administrator" OR "admin")