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CVE-2025-49484VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-49484: joomsky.com JS Jobs component for Joomla · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

Affects joomsky.com JS Jobs component for JoomlaSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · public exploit available (Exploit-DB) · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 92% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Joomla! Project

    , 43 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. In Threat Radar

    record ingested

    , 9 minutes after disclosure

  4. First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)

    Joomla JS Jobs plugin 1.4.2 - SQL injection

    , 4 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
joomsky.com JS Jobs component for JoomlaAffected
  • =1.0.0-1.4.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately upgrade the JS Jobs component to a version beyond 1.4.1 once an official patch is released by joomsky.com or Joomla maintainers. 2. Until a patch is available, implement strict input validation and sanitization on the 'cvid' parameter to block malicious SQL payloads. 3. Employ parameterized queries or prepared statements in the application code to prevent SQL injection. 4. Restrict access to the employee application feature to trusted users or IP ranges where feasible. 5. Monitor web server and database logs for unusual or suspicious SQL queries targeting the 'cvid' parameter. 6. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on Joomla components and plugins. 7. Consider temporarily disabling the JS Jobs component if it is not critical to operations. 8. Educate development and IT teams about secure coding practices and the risks of SQL injection. 9. Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules specifically designed to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting Joomla plugins. 10. Maintain up-to-date backups of affected systems to enable rapid recovery in case of compromise.

Description

A SQL injection vulnerability in the JS Jobs plugin versions 1.0.0-1.4.1 for Joomla allows low-privilege users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'cvid' parameter in the employee application feature.

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