CVE-2025-39477 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-39477: WordPress InWave Jobs Plugin <= 3.5.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Sfwebservice

Product InWave Jobs

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 6, 2026

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Sfwebservice InWave Jobs allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects InWave Jobs: from n/a through 3.5.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

InWave Jobs through version 3.5.8 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read, modify, or delete data on affected sites. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. Site administrators should update immediately to a version newer than 3.5.8.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete site data without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can access, alter, or destroy job listings and related data without logging in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 6, 2026 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39477 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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