{"id":59465,"date":"2025-07-18T09:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:48:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:14:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:14:38","slug":"cve-2025-1313-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-nokri-job-board-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1313-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-nokri-job-board-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-1313: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme for WordPress is exposed to a serious security vulnerability that could allow threat actors to escalate their privileges via account takeover. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-1313, affects all versions of the theme up to and including 1.6.3. It’s a significant concern for any individual or organization that uses the Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme, as it opens up the potential for system compromise or data leakage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-1313
\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access and above)
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme<\/a> | Up to and including 1.6.3<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability stems from the plugin’s failure to properly validate<\/a> a user’s identity prior to updating their details, such as the email address. An attacker with subscriber-level access could exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by changing the email addresses of arbitrary users, including administrators. Subsequently, the attacker can leverage this change to reset the user’s password<\/a>, thus gaining access to their account.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a hypothetical example of how this vulnerability could be exploited, using a HTTP request:<\/p>\n

POST \/wp-admin\/user-edit.php?user_id=1 HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-website.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nuser_email=attacker@example.com&_wpnonce=xxxxxx&updateuser=Update+User<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the attacker is sending a POST request to the user-edit page of an administrator account (user_id=1). The attacker changes the administrator’s email to their own (attacker@example.com) and submits the form.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
Users are recommended to apply the vendor patch to mitigate this vulnerability. In the absence of such a patch, a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. However, these options should not be considered a long-term solution, as they do not address the underlying vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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