CVE-2025-7733 WP JobHunt <= 7.7 - Authenticated (Candidate+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
Authenticated candidates can inject HTML into site-generated emails sent to any user due to missing validation 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-2025-7733?
CVE-2025-7733 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WP JobHunt, published on 20 Dec 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, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 7.7 via the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Candidate-level access and above, to send a site-generated email with injected HTML to any user.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7733?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7733?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7733 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-2025-7733 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7733 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-544v-v79m-jm2g.