SQL injection in JobWP – Job Board, Job Listing, Career Page and Recruitment Plugin for WordPress

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU108735

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2010

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "jobwp_upload_resume" parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JobWP - Easiest Job Listing, Career and Recruitment Plugin: 2.0 - 2.3.9

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mhmrajib:jobwp:2.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mhmrajib:jobwp:2.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mhmrajib:jobwp:2.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3271612/jobwp/tags/2.4.0/core/job_application.php?old=3230672&old_path=jobwp%2Ftags%2F2.3.9%2Fcore%2Fjob_application.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b3b658f0-b9d8-4b7f-8d40-39ce185ef797?source=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.