wpjobportal WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.3.9 on WordPress Configuration Description cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in wpjobportal WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.3.9 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation of the argument Description leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-14467. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in wpjobportal WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.3.9 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation of the argument description with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.9. This is due to the plugin explicitly whitelisting the `<script>` tag in its `WPJOBPORTAL_ALLOWED_TAGS` configuration and using insufficient input sanitization when saving job descriptions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts into job description fields via the job creation/editing interface. These scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, and other malicious activities.This only impacts multi-site installations, or those with unfiltered_html disabled.

The weakness was published by Long Nguyen. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-14467 since 12/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.3.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• wpjobportal

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• WP Job Portal Plugin

Version

• 2.3.0
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 2.3.8
• 2.3.9

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