Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in JobSearch

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform privileged actions due to missing authorization checks, which constitutes a Broken Access Control issue.

Such unauthorized access can lead to exposure or manipulation of sensitive data, potentially violating data protection requirements under regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.

Therefore, if exploited, this vulnerability could negatively impact compliance with common standards and regulations that mandate strict access controls and protection of personal or sensitive information.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-49057 is a high-priority Broken Access Control vulnerability found in the WordPress JobSearch Plugin versions 3.2.7 and below.

This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to perform privileged actions because the plugin lacks proper authorization checks.

It is classified under the OWASP Top 10 A1 category, indicating it is a critical security issue related to access control.

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can have a significant impact as it allows attackers without any authentication to perform privileged actions on affected websites.

Because of missing authorization checks, attackers can exploit this flaw to potentially manipulate or access sensitive data or functionality.

The vulnerability is considered high risk with a CVSS score of 7.5 and can be exploited in mass campaigns targeting thousands of websites using the vulnerable plugin.

Users are strongly advised to update to version 3.2.8 or apply mitigation rules to block attacks until the update is applied.

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Mitigation Strategies

The vulnerability affects WordPress JobSearch Plugin versions 3.2.7 and below and allows unauthenticated attackers to perform privileged actions due to missing authorization checks.

Immediate mitigation steps include updating the plugin to version 3.2.8, which contains the patch for this issue.

Until the update can be applied, users are advised to use mitigation rules provided by Patchstack to block attacks targeting this vulnerability.

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