Stored Cross-Site Scripting in VK Google Job Posting Manager Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-12836

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Vk Google Job Posting Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-12836?

The VK Google Job Posting Manager plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied content in the Job Description field. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with author-level permissions and above to inject malicious scripts, which can run on pages accessed by other users, posing serious security risks. It is crucial for website administrators to update to a secure version to prevent potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

VK Google Job Posting Manager 0 <= 1.2.23

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-google-job-...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-google-job-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Athiwat Tiprasaharn
.