Job Board by BestWebSoft <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via $_GET Array Storage
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Job Board by BestWebSoft plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to the plugin storing the entire unsanitized `$_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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bestweblayout | Job Board by BestWebSoft | up to 1.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Job Board by BestWebSoft Vendorbestweblayout Affected up to 1.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13383
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfvf-x75c-fh64
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1eb1622f-19fb-472e-871b-9a456f80f390?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L2354
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L2355
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L1680
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3403205/
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- TI-2026-67944 Cross-site scripting in Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-03121 Cross-site scripting in bestweblayout Columns by BestWebSoft – Additional Columns Plugin… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-34690 WordPress Realty by BestWebSoft plugin <= 1.1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-13383 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13383 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pfvf-x75c-fh64 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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