CVE-2025-32144
📋 TL;DR
A PHP object injection vulnerability in the Job Board Manager WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through deserialization of untrusted data. This affects all WordPress sites running Job Board Manager versions up to 2.1.60. Attackers can exploit this to gain unauthorized access and control over affected websites.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Job Board Manager 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
Remote code execution leading to complete site compromise, data theft, malware installation, and server takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized administrative access, data manipulation, backdoor installation, and privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and security controls, potentially only denial of service.
🎯 Exploit Status
Deserialization vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and weaponized quickly in WordPress ecosystems.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.1.61 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Job Board Manager and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 2.1.61 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate job-board-manager
Input Validation Filter
allAdd custom input validation to filter serialized data.
Add custom PHP filter in theme functions.php or security plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block deserialization attacks
- Restrict plugin access to trusted IP addresses only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Job Board Manager version. If version is 2.1.60 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get job-board-manager --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.1.61 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests with serialized data
- PHP object injection errors in logs
- Unauthorized plugin file modifications
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects
- Unusual traffic to plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("job-board-manager" OR "unserialize" OR "php object injection")