JobifyWordPress extension · Astoundify
CVE-2024-52479
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Astoundify Jobify jobify allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Jobify: from n/a through < 4.3.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Jobify WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions on the site. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 4.3.0.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
JobifyWordPress extension
< 4.2.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Jobify plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin panel, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and locate 'Jobify' in the list of active or inactive pluginsAffected if Jobify plugin appears in the plugin list regardless of activation status
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Check installed Jobify versionIn the plugins list, click on 'Plugin Details' for Jobify or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/jobify/ directory for the Version fieldAffected if The displayed version number is lower than 4.2.4 (the fix was released in version 4.3.0)
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify the Jobify plugin status shows 'Active'Affected if Jobify is currently activated on the site
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Identify if site accepts user submissionsReview the Jobify plugin settings under Jobify > Theme Options to determine if job submission, user registration, or other user-action forms are enabledAffected if User-facing forms such as job submissions, applicant registrations, or user profile editing are enabled and accessible to authenticated users
If Jobify plugin version is below 4.2.4 and the plugin is active with user-facing forms enabled, the site is vulnerable to CSRF attacks via authenticated user sessions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.2.4
Update Jobify plugin to version 4.3.0 or later to obtain the CSRF protection fix. Test that site functionality remains intact after the update.
Jobify 4.3.0 or later
- Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
- Update Jobify theme to version 4.3.0 or later through WordPress admin (Appearance > Themes) or via the Astoundify account/downloads
- Verify the update was successful by checking the theme version
- Test critical functionality (job submissions, user registrations, form submissions) to ensure the update didn't break existing features
- Clear any caching plugins/server-side caches after the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Jobify
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-52479 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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