Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress add-on for WP Job Manager can store unsafe input that later runs as script in another user’s browser. The issue is medium severity because exploitation appears to require high privileges and victim interaction, but successful abuse could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the impacted site context.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate WordPress application risk. Prioritize sites that are public-facing, business-critical, or have many privileged content users. Action should focus on inventory, version confirmation, and vendor guidance rather than emergency incident response absent exploitation evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2025-31031 is a stored XSS issue in Astoundify Job Colors for WP Job Manager, package wp-job-manager-colors, affecting versions through 1.0.4. CVSS 3.1 is 5.9 with network access, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low C/I/A impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Job Colors for WP Job Manager version 1.0.4 or earlier. Sites without this plugin, or not using the affected package, are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs high privileges and a user must interact with affected rendered content.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The provided data names CWE-79 and stored XSS but does not identify the vulnerable parameter, exploit prerequisites beyond CVSS, a fixed version, or concrete mitigation. Avoid assuming more than affected product, version range, and CVSS context.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the wp-job-manager-colors plugin.
- Check Astoundify or Patchstack guidance for a patched release or vendor-supported mitigation.
- If no supported fix is available, disable or remove the plugin until guidance is available.
- Restrict plugin configuration access to trusted administrators only.
- Review recent privileged account activity on affected WordPress sites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Job Colors for WP Job Manager is installed.
- Compare installed versions against the affected range through 1.0.4.
- Identify users with access to plugin settings or related job color configuration.
- Review rendered plugin-managed pages for unexpected stored script content without executing it.
- Track vendor and Patchstack advisories for updated remediation details.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L1.73.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.