CVE-2025-24622
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PickPlugins Job Board Manager job-board-manager allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Job Board Manager: from n/a through <= 2.1.59.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the PickPlugins Job Board Manager WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by forging requests, potentially leading to unauthorized job board configuration changes.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installation and versionLocate the plugin in wp-content/plugins/job-board-manager/ and read the main PHP file header to identify the installed version numberAffected if The installed version is unknown or falls within any vulnerable version range for this plugin
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Identify all state-changing forms in the pluginSearch the plugin files for <form> tags and POST/GET handlers that modify job board settings, user data, or configuration optionsAffected if Forms exist that handle sensitive operations without apparent nonce verification
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Verify nonce presence in formsSearch plugin PHP files for wp_nonce_field, wp_nonce_url, or check_admin_referer calls within form handling codeAffected if Forms that modify settings or user data lack nonce verification logic
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Verify nonce presence in AJAX handlersSearch plugin PHP files for admin-ajax.php handlers and check for check_ajax_referer or wp_verify_nonce calls before processing requestsAffected if AJAX actions that modify data lack nonce verification before executing state-changing operations
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Review plugin settings access controlsCheck if admin capability checks (current_user_can) exist on all configuration endpoints and if nonces are validated before applying changesAffected if Configuration endpoints lack proper capability checks or nonce validation
If the plugin is installed and its forms or AJAX handlers process state-changing requests without WordPress nonce verification, the environment is affected by this CSRF vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImplement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all state-changing forms and AJAX actions within the plugin, and verify these nonces on form submission to ensure requests originate from legitimate user sessions.
Version greater than 2.1.59 (check WordPress plugin repository for latest stable release)
- 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'Job Board Manager' plugin in the list
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
- 5. Alternatively, download the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository and upload it via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- 6. After updating, verify the plugin is functioning correctly and test critical job board functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-24622 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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