---
id: CVE-2025-7782
title: >-
  The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is
  vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability
  check on the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' function in all versions
  up to, and inc…
summary: >-
  The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is
  vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability
  check on the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' function in all versions
  up to, and inc…
severity: high
cvss: 7.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-12-20'
updated: '2026-10-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-05T18:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7782'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://themeforest.net/item/jobcareer-job-board-responsive-wordpress-theme/14221636
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af063570-43f7-4bf4-850c-21c3bff40ac1?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0022
epssPercentile: 0.11351
ingestedAt: '2026-10-05T18:29:11.157Z'
---

## Overview

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Candidate-level access and above, to inject cross-site scripting into the 'status' parameter of applied jobs for any user.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.