CVE-2025-24550 WordPress Job Manager plugin <= 2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Job Manager plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-24550?

CVE-2025-24550 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in JobScore Job Manager, published on 17 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in JobScore Job Manager job-manager-by-jobscore allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Job Manager: from n/a through <= 2.2.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24550?

How do I fix CVE-2025-24550?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-24550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vv78-wwrv-7mgx.

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