CVE-2025-62025
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 · uneditedDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in eyecix JobSearch wp-jobsearch.This issue affects JobSearch: from n/a through < 3.0.8.
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 confidenceA deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the JobSearch WordPress plugin (wp-jobsearch) allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or inject malicious objects through untrusted serialized data processed by the plugin.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify JobSearch plugin installationNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and locate the JobSearch (wp-jobsearch) plugin, or inspect the plugin directory /wp-content/plugins/ for the wp-jobsearch folderAffected if The plugin folder wp-jobsearch exists in the plugins directory
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Retrieve installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins > JobSearch, read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name, or open the main plugin file (usually wp-jobsearch.php) and locate the 'Version' header commentAffected if The version number displayed is lower than 3.0.8 (e.g., 3.0.7, 3.0.6, earlier versions)
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Verify plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, confirm the JobSearch plugin shows as 'Active'Affected if The plugin is active and the version is below 3.0.8
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Check for serialized data processing exposureReview plugin settings or look for plugin PHP files that handle unserialize() functions on user-supplied data, particularly in frontend submission forms or import featuresAffected if The plugin processes serialized data from untrusted sources and runs on a version below 3.0.8
If the JobSearch plugin is installed, active, and running on a version lower than 3.0.8, the environment is affected by this deserialization 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 · scopedUpdate JobSearch plugin to version 3.0.8 or later to apply the patch. If immediate update is not possible, consider disabling the plugin or implementing web application firewall rules to block deserialization-related attack patterns.
JobSearch plugin version 3.0.8 or later
- Log in to WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find the JobSearch plugin in the list
- Check the current version is below 3.0.8
- Click Update Now if an update to 3.0.8 or later is available
- Alternatively, download JobSearch version 3.0.8 or later from the WordPress plugin repository
- Deactivate and delete the current plugin installation
- Upload and install the new version
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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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.
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- 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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