Js Job ManagerWordPress extension · Joomsky

CVE-2025-32660

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.0.2 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in JoomSky JS Job Manager js-jobs allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects JS Job Manager: from n/a through <= 2.0.2.

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 confidence

The JS Job Manager Joomla component contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows attackers to upload executable web shell files to the web server. This occurs due to insufficient validation of uploaded file types, enabling remote code execution.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version when available. Until then, disable the file upload functionality or implement web server-level restrictions to prevent execution of uploaded files (e.g., move uploads outside webroot, disable script execution in upload directories).

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Js Job ManagerWordPress extension
Affected:<= 2.0.2

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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify JS Job Manager version
    Check the component version in Joomla administrator under Extensions > Manage > Discover, or inspect the manifest XML file (typically in /administrator/components/com_jsjobs/jsjobs.xml) for the <version> tag
    Affected if The installed version is 2.0.2 or lower
  2. Confirm file upload endpoint exists
    Check if the upload functionality is present by locating the file upload handler in the component directory (typically /components/com_jsjobs/ or /administrator/components/com_jsjobs/)
    Affected if The file upload handler file exists and is accessible via the web server
  3. Verify upload functionality is enabled
    Log into the Joomla administrator panel and navigate to Components > JS Job Manager > Configuration to check if file upload options are enabled (such as 'Allow Resume Upload' or similar resume/candidate file upload settings)
    Affected if File upload settings are turned on in the component configuration

If the installed JS Job Manager version is 2.0.2 or lower AND the component's file upload feature is enabled and accessible, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2025-32660.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.0.2
Interim mitigation

Update to a patched version when available. Until then, disable the file upload functionality or implement web server-level restrictions to prevent execution of uploaded files (e.g., move uploads outside webroot, disable script execution in upload directories).

Fix this in Js Job Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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