Privilege escalation in DexignZone JobZilla WordPress theme
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.
Summary
DexignZone JobZilla - Job Board WordPress Theme through 2.2 has a privilege escalation flaw (CWE-266). A logged-in user with the Subscriber role can gain higher privileges on the site, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability. No user interaction is needed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Subscriber Privilege Escalation in JobZilla - Job Board WordPress Theme <= 2.2 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DexignZone | JobZilla - Job Board WordPress Theme | up to 2.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- JobZilla - Job Board WordPress Theme VendorDexignZone Affected up to 2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for JobZilla - Job Board WordPress Theme.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39775
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-53qj-9ffw-5wf6
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
More DexignZone vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-31430 WordPress JobZilla - Job Board WordPress Theme Theme <= 2.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-39775 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-39775 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53qj-9ffw-5wf6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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