CVE-2025-7782

WP JobHunt <= 7.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Candidate+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'status'

2025-12-20 01:30
meghnine islem

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected Plugin
WP JobHunt
Affected Version
<= 7.7
CVSS
7.6High
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2025-7782
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At a glance

CVE-2025-7782 is a high-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP JobHunt WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 7.7. It carries a CVSS score of 7.6 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Candidate level or above. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed December 2025, reported by meghnine islem.

Vulnerability Overview

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Candidate-level access and above, to inject cross-site scripting into the 'status' parameter of applied jobs for any user.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

WP JobHunt <= 7.7 carries this weakness at cs_update_application_status_callback, and reaching it takes an account at Candidate level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for WP JobHunt yet, so installs running <= 7.7 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7782https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af063570-43f7-4bf4-850c-21c3bff40ac1https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7782

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