CVE-2025-39536
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Chimpstudio JobHunt Job Alerts allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects JobHunt Job Alerts: from n/a through 3.6.
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 confidenceThis is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the JobHunt Job Alerts WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly verify user permissions before allowing access to or modification of job alert resources, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels to access or manipulate alerts they should not have permission to view or modify.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the JobHunt Job Alerts plugin installationCheck the WordPress plugins directory at wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'jobhunt-job-alerts' or similar, or query the wp_options table for the option_name 'active_plugins' to see if the plugin is listedAffected if The plugin folder exists or the plugin is listed in active_plugins option
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually jobhunt-job-alerts.php) and look for the Version header comment at the top of the file, or check the plugins list in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The version number returned is within any known vulnerable version range for this CVE
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Verify job alerts functionality is enabledCheck WordPress options table for plugin-specific settings, or log into WordPress admin and navigate to the plugin settings page to confirm job alerts feature is activeAffected if Job alerts feature is enabled and accessible to users
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Inspect access control on alert endpointsReview the plugin PHP code for functions handling job alert access (typically functions with 'alert', 'get_alert', 'update_alert', or 'delete_alert' in the name) and check if they include current_user_can(), wp_verify_nonce(), or similar authorization checks before processing requestsAffected if No authorization checks are found before accessing or modifying alert resources
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Check user role configuration for alert permissionsIf the plugin defines custom capabilities, review the wp_options table or plugin code for capability definitions related to job alerts, then verify which user roles have these capabilities using a user role editor or database queryAffected if Users without proper roles can access or modify alerts they should not have access to
A user is affected if the JobHunt Job Alerts plugin is installed with the vulnerable feature enabled and the plugin lacks proper authorization checks on job alert endpoints, allowing unauthorized access to or manipulation of alerts.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks on all job alert endpoints to verify the requesting user has permission to access or modify the specific resource before executing any action.
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