CVE-2025-30856
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Custom Field For WP Job Manager WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects WordPress sites using the plugin versions up to 1.4. The vulnerability requires an authenticated admin to be tricked into clicking a malicious link.
💻 Affected Systems
- Custom Field For WP Job Manager WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could create or modify job listings, potentially injecting malicious content or redirects that affect site visitors.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify job listing fields or settings through forged admin requests, disrupting job board functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections or plugin updates, no unauthorized actions can be performed through forged requests.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated admins. No authentication bypass is involved.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Custom Field For WP Job Manager'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 1.5+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd security headers to WordPress to help prevent CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
linuxDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate custom-field-for-wp-job-manager
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks only
- Implement additional CSRF tokens via security plugins
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Custom Field For WP Job Manager' version 1.4 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin get custom-field-for-wp-job-manager --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.5 or higher in WordPress admin plugins page📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php from unexpected referrers
- Multiple job listing modifications from single admin session
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with missing or mismatched CSRF tokens
- Suspicious referrer headers in admin requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path="/wp-admin/post.php") AND http_method="POST" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS "yourdomain.com"