WordPress Theme Password Reset Token Validation Bypass

The Nokri - Job Board WordPress Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.6. This is due to insufficient reset token validation in the `nokri_reset_password()` function, which allows empty attacker-supplied reset tokens to match empty or unset `sb_password_forget_token` user meta values. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any user, including administrators, and gain access to their account.

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Analysis

The Nokri Job Board WordPress theme contains a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting all versions through 1.6.6. The flaw exists in the `nokri_reset_password()` function, which fails to properly validate password reset tokens. Specifically, the function allows empty or null reset tokens to match unset user metadata values, enabling unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords for any user account—including administrators. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (critical) and directly impacts WordPress sites using this theme, potentially affecting job board platforms and their users across numerous organizations. An attacker exploiting this can achieve complete account takeover without authentication, leading to unauthorized access, data theft, and site compromise.

Casky's 224 mapped skills detect the attack patterns underlying this CVE by analyzing MITRE ATT&CK Technique TA0004 (Privilege Escalation) through multiple detection angles. Practitioners using Casky would identify suspicious patterns including: failed token validation logic in authentication handlers, anomalous password reset requests lacking proper token verification, rapid account takeover attempts across multiple user accounts, and administrative account access from unexpected IP addresses or contexts. Claude's extended reasoning capability maps the insufficient input validation (CWE-269) to common exploitation workflows, enabling detection of both the technical indicators—such as empty parameter handling in reset functions—and behavioral signals like sequential administrator password changes. The platform would flag these patterns during security assessments, allowing defenders to prioritize patching and implement compensating controls before active exploitation occurs.

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

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