Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-57887 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Jobmonster theme. A logged-in attacker could store malicious content that runs in another user’s browser when viewed. Business risk is mainly account compromise, content tampering, or user trust damage on sites using affected theme versions.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority web risk. It is not confirmed exploited in the provided sources, but affected public WordPress sites should be inventoried and remediated because stored XSS can affect administrators, users, and site integrity.
Technical view
The source bundle describes CWE-79 stored XSS in NooTheme Jobmonster noo-jobmonster through version 4.8.0. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope. The bundle does not identify the exact sink, parameter, or fixed release.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the NooTheme Jobmonster theme, especially versions through 4.8.0. The CVE data contains inconsistent affected-version detail, so teams should verify installed theme name and version directly against vendor or Patchstack records.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show KEV listing or cited active exploitation. Exploitation requires a low-privileged authenticated attacker and a victim viewing affected generated content. Stored XSS can be more durable than reflected XSS because the malicious content may persist until removed.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sufficient for product, vulnerability class, severity, and broad affected range, but incomplete for vulnerable code path, exploit preconditions beyond CVSS, and fixed version. Avoid assuming a patch exists until vendor or Patchstack guidance confirms it.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Jobmonster or noo-jobmonster theme.
- Check NooTheme and Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official workaround.
- Update the theme if an official fixed release is available.
- Consider disabling or replacing the theme if no supported fix exists.
- Limit content submission and editing rights to trusted accounts.
Validation and detection
- Verify each site’s installed Jobmonster theme version.
- Confirm whether any installation is version 4.8.0 or earlier.
- Review roles that can submit content rendered by the theme.
- Inspect recent theme-managed content for unexpected script-like entries.
- Document remediation status against vendor or Patchstack guidance.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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.