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CVE-2023-7049: Custom Field For WP Job Manager <= 1.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure via Shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

The Custom Field For WP Job Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.2 via the the 'cm_fieldshow' shortcode due to missing validation on the 'job_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to expose potentially sensitive post metadata.

Affected products

• gravitymaster97 Custom Field For WP Job Manager: through 1.2

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3134344/custom-field-for-wp-job-manager/trunk/includes/CFWJM_Shortcode.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9891587b-2a63-41be-b79d-afe407dd57fa?source=cve

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