Is Job Postings safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.8.3). As of 2026-11-04. 11 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.8.3 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Job Postings on the latest version (2.8.3) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Job Postings are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Arbitrary file deletion (2.8.2 and older, fixed in 2.8.3); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.8.1 and older, fixed in 2.8.2); Missing authorization check (2.8 and older, fixed in 2.8.1); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.7.14 and older, fixed in 2.7.15); Path traversal / file read (2.7.11 and older, fixed in 2.7.12); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (older than 2.7.11, fixed in 2.7.11). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Job Postings?

2.8.3, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-15). It has 10,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Job Postings is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update job-postings). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · job-postings · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Job Postings safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.8.3
Last updated: 2026-10-15
Active installs: 10,000+
Known issues on record: 11
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4

WordPress plugin that make it easy to add job postings to your company’s website in a structured way. — by BlueGlass Interactive AG

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.8.3). Anything older than 2.8.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get job-postings --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update job-postings updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

11 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

high 7.7 CVE-2026-39752 · published 2026-10-06

Arbitrary file deletion in Job Postings (2.8.2 and older)

Affected: 2.8.2 and older
Fixed in: 2.8.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Jobs for WordPress <= 2.8.2 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-39752 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-18063 · published 2026-09-15

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.8.1 and older)

Affected: 2.8.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.8.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Job Postings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'position_button' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-18063 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

high 7.5 CVE-2026-23806 · published 2026-03-25

Missing authorization check in Job Postings (2.8 and older)

Affected: 2.8 and older
Fixed in: 2.8.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in BlueGlass Interactive AG Jobs for WordPress job-postings allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Jobs for WordPress: from n/a through <= 2.8.

NVD CVE-2026-23806 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-68597 · published 2025-12-24

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.8.1 and older)

Affected: 2.8.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.8.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in BlueGlass Interactive AG Jobs for WordPress job-postings allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Jobs for WordPress: from n/a through <= 2.8.1.

NVD CVE-2025-68597 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-50050 · published 2025-06-20

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.7.14 and older)

Affected: 2.7.14 and older
Fixed in: 2.7.15
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2025-50050 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-1310 · published 2025-03-26

Path traversal / file read in Job Postings (2.7.11 and older)

Affected: 2.7.11 and older
Fixed in: 2.7.12 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Jobs for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.11 via the 'job_postings_get_file' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

NVD CVE-2025-1310 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.9 CVE-2024-10105 · published 2025-03-25

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (older than 2.7.11)

Affected: older than 2.7.11
Fixed in: 2.7.11
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP

Details from the advisory

The Job Postings WordPress plugin before 2.7.11 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

NVD CVE-2024-10105 WPScan advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-2833 · published 2024-04-18

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.7.5 and older)

Affected: 2.7.5 and older
Fixed in: 2.7.6 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Jobs for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘job-search’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-2833 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-32149 · published 2024-04-15

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.7.5 and older)

Affected: 2.7.5 and older
Fixed in: 2.7.6
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in BlueGlass Jobs for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Jobs for WordPress: from n/a through 2.7.5.

NVD CVE-2024-32149 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.8 CVE-2023-26017 · published 2023-05-03

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.5.10.2 and older)

Affected: 2.5.10.2 and older
Fixed in: 2.5.11
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueGlass Jobs for WordPress plugin <= 2.5.10.2 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-26017 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2022-44743 · published 2023-04-23

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.5.11.2 and older)

Affected: 2.5.11.2 and older
Fixed in: 2.6.0
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Auth. (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueGlass Jobs for WordPress plugin <= 2.5.11.2 versions.

NVD CVE-2022-44743 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-15 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.8.3).
2026-10-06 — Arbitrary file deletion disclosed (CVE-2026-39752), fixed in 2.8.3.
2026-09-15 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-18063), fixed in 2.8.2.
2026-03-25 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-23806), fixed in 2.8.1.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (8) · Arbitrary file deletion (1) · Missing authorization (1) · Path traversal and file read (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/job-postings (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is Job Postings safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.8.3)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Arbitrary file deletion in Job Postings (2.8.2 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.8.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in Job Postings (2.8 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.8.1 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.7.14 and older)

Path traversal / file read in Job Postings (2.7.11 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (older than 2.7.11)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.7.5 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.7.5 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.5.10.2 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Job Postings (2.5.11.2 and older)

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