Is JobWP safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.5.1). As of 2026-11-04. 7 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.4.6 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep JobWP on the latest version (2.5.1) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of JobWP are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.4.5 and older, fixed in 2.4.6); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2.4.3 and older, fixed in 2.4.4); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2.4.0 and older, fixed in 2.4.1); SQL injection (2.3.9 and older, fixed in 2.4.0); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2.3.9 and older, fixed in 2.4.0); Information disclosure (2.1 and older, fixed in 2.2). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of JobWP?

2.5.1, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-20). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my JobWP is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update jobwp). 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 · jobwp · data as of 2026-11-04

Is JobWP safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.5.1
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 7
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

Build a job board in WordPress with Google Jobs support, built-in application management, and reCAPTCHA — free. No coding needed. — by Hossni Mubarak

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.5.1). Anything older than 2.4.6 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 jobwp --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update jobwp updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

7 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 7.1 CVE-2025-69318 · published 2026-01-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in JobWP (2.4.5 and older)

Affected: 2.4.5 and older
Fixed in: 2.4.6
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak JobWP jobwp allows Stored XSS.This issue affects JobWP: from n/a through <= 2.4.5.

NVD CVE-2025-69318 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-57895 · published 2025-08-22

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in JobWP (2.4.3 and older)

Affected: 2.4.3 and older
Fixed in: 2.4.4
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak JobWP jobwp allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects JobWP: from n/a through <= 2.4.3.

NVD CVE-2025-57895 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-49975 · published 2025-06-20

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in JobWP (2.4.0 and older)

Affected: 2.4.0 and older
Fixed in: 2.4.1
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak JobWP jobwp allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects JobWP: from n/a through <= 2.4.0.

NVD CVE-2025-49975 Patchstack advisory

high 7.5 CVE-2025-2010 · published 2025-04-19

SQL injection in JobWP (2.3.9 and older)

Affected: 2.3.9 and older
Fixed in: 2.4.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The JobWP – Job Board, Job Listing, Career Page and Recruitment Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'jobwp_upload_resume' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

NVD CVE-2025-2010 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-32265 · published 2025-04-04

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in JobWP (2.3.9 and older)

Affected: 2.3.9 and older
Fixed in: 2.4.0
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak JobWP jobwp allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects JobWP: from n/a through <= 2.3.9.

NVD CVE-2025-32265 Patchstack advisory

high 7.5 CVE-2023-48288 · published 2023-12-21

Information disclosure in JobWP (2.1 and older)

Affected: 2.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.2
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in HM Plugin WordPress Job Board and Recruitment Plugin – JobWP.This issue affects WordPress Job Board and Recruitment Plugin – JobWP: from n/a through 2.1.

NVD CVE-2023-48288 Patchstack advisory

critical 9.8 CVE-2023-29384 · published 2023-12-20

Arbitrary file upload in JobWP (2.0 and older)

Affected: 2.0 and older
Fixed in: 2.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in HM Plugin WordPress Job Board and Recruitment Plugin – JobWP.This issue affects WordPress Job Board and Recruitment Plugin – JobWP: from n/a through 2.0.

NVD CVE-2023-29384 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-20 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.5.1).
2026-01-22 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-69318), fixed in 2.4.6.
2025-08-22 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-57895), fixed in 2.4.4.
2025-06-20 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-49975), fixed in 2.4.1.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (3) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · SQL injection (1) · Sensitive data exposure (1) · Arbitrary file upload (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/jobwp (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 JobWP safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.5.1)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in JobWP (2.4.5 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in JobWP (2.4.3 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in JobWP (2.4.0 and older)

SQL injection in JobWP (2.3.9 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in JobWP (2.3.9 and older)

Information disclosure in JobWP (2.1 and older)

Arbitrary file upload in JobWP (2.0 and older)

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