CVE-2025-6585 WP JobHunt <= 7.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Account Deletion
Authenticated users can delete other user accounts, including administrators, due to missing authorization checks in the WP JobHunt plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-6585?
CVE-2025-6585 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WP JobHunt, published on 22 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 7.2 via the cs_remove_profile_callback() function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete accounts of other users including admins.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6585?
How do I fix CVE-2025-6585?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-6585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-273x-gp5m-gxwc.