CVE-2025-7733
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IDOR in WP JobHunt Plugin Allows Authenticated Email Injection

Publication date: 2025-12-20

Last updated on: 2025-12-20

Assigner: Wordfence

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.
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Published
2025-12-20
Last Modified
2025-12-20
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-20
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-7733
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wordpress wp_jobhunt *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-639 The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in the WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, specifically in the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' function. It occurs because the plugin fails to properly validate a user-controlled key. As a result, authenticated users with Candidate-level access or higher can exploit this flaw to send site-generated emails containing injected HTML to any user.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows attackers with Candidate-level access to send emails with injected HTML to any user, which could be used for phishing, social engineering, or delivering malicious content. This can lead to compromised user trust, potential account compromise, or other security issues related to malicious email content.

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