CVE-2025-13383
Job Board by BestWebSoft <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via $_GET Array Storage
Description
The Job Board by BestWebSoft plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to the plugin storing the entire unsanitized `$_GET` superglobal array directly into the database via `update_user_meta()` when users save search results, and later outputting this data without proper escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses the saved search or views their profile, granted they can trick the user into performing the search and saving the results.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 25, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 18, 2026, 8:10 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update the plugin to the latest version.
- Sanitize all user-supplied input.
- Escape data before database insertion.
- Escape data before outputting to HTML.
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CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Translation Title: Job Board by BestWebSoft de bestweblayout, Description: El plugin Job Board de BestWebSoft para WordPress es vulnerable a cross-site scripting almacenado en todas las versiones hasta la 1.2.1, inclusive. Esto se debe a que el plugin almacena el array superglobal '$_GET' completo sin sanitizar directamente en la base de datos a través de 'update_user_meta()' cuando los usuarios guardan los resultados de búsqueda, y posteriormente muestra estos datos sin el escape adecuado. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados inyecten scripts web arbitrarios que se ejecutan cada vez que un usuario accede a la búsqueda guardada o ve su perfil, siempre que puedan engañar al usuario para que realice la búsqueda y guarde los resultados. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'bestweblayout', 'product': 'Job Board by BestWebSoft', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.2.1'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2025-13383', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2025-11-25T16:38:22.397468Z'} -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3403205/ -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 25, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Job Board by BestWebSoft plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to the plugin storing the entire unsanitized `$_GET` superglobal array directly into the database via `update_user_meta()` when users save search results, and later outputting this data without proper escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses the saved search or views their profile, granted they can trick the user into performing the search and saving the results. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L1680 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L2354 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L2355 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1eb1622f-19fb-472e-871b-9a456f80f390?source=cve