CVE-2025-60162: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in PickPlugins Job Board Manager WordPress plugin, identified as CVE-2025-60162. The vulnerability affects versions through 2.1.61 and was reported on July 1, 2025, by security researcher Muhammad Yudha - DJ. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on September 26, 2025 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, specifically a DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue (CWE-79). It received a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability requires contributor-level privileges to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

As of the disclosure date, no official fix has been released for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to and including 2.1.61 of the Job Board Manager plugin (Patchstack).