What is CVE-2024-12824?

CVE-2024-12824 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Scriptsbundle Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-12824?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12824 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Scriptsbundle Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme

CVE-2024-12824

The Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2. This is due to the plugin not properly checking for an empty token value prior updating their details like password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Scriptsbundle Nokri – Job Board Wordpress Theme — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-620

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12824?: CVE-2024-12824 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Scriptsbundle Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-12824?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12824 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.