CVE-2025-8318: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Jobify WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.4.4) contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-8318. The vulnerability was discovered by Muhammad Yudha - DJ and publicly disclosed on September 10, 2025. The security flaw affects the 'keyword' parameter in the plugin due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium). The attack vector is network-based (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). The scope is changed (S:C) with low confidentiality (C:L) and integrity (I:L) impacts, and no availability impact (A:N) (NVD, Wordfence).

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or manipulation of user sessions (NVD).

The plugin has been temporarily closed as of September 10, 2025, pending a full security review. Users are advised to disable the plugin until a patched version is released (WordPress Plugin).