What is CVE-2023-28689?

CVE-2023-28689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomsky Js Job Manager, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-28689?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-28689 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Joomsky Js Job Manager

CVE-2023-28689

Missing Authorization vulnerability in JoomSky JS Job Manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects JS Job Manager: from n/a through 2.0.0.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-12-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/js-jobs/vulnerability/wordpress-js-job… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28689?: CVE-2023-28689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomsky Js Job Manager, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-28689?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-28689 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.