process of testing the Simple Job Board: Cross-site scripting
process of testing the Simple Job Board is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- process of testing the Simple Job Board
- Plugin slug
simple-job-board- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 15, 2025
This CVE was published May 15, 2025 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update process of testing the Simple Job Board to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
In the process of testing the Simple Job Board WordPress plugin before 2.12.2, a vulnerability was found that allows you to implement Stored XSS on behalf of the editor by embedding malicious script, which entails account takeover backdoor
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N