What is CVE-2025-7782?

CVE-2025-7782 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wp Jobhunt, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2025-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-7782?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Wp Jobhunt

CVE-2025-7782

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Candidate-level access and above, to inject cross-site scripting into the 'status' parameter of applied jobs for any user.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

N/a Wp Jobhunt — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7782?: CVE-2025-7782 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wp Jobhunt, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2025-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-7782?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.