CVE-2021-24421

WP JobSearch < 1.7.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The WP JobSearch WordPress plugin before 1.7.4 did not sanitise or escape multiple of its parameters from the my-resume page before outputting them in the page, allowing low privilege users to use JavaScript payloads in them and leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

El plugin WP JobSearch de WordPress versiones anteriores a 1.7.4, no saneaba o escapaba de varios de sus parámetros de la página my-resume antes de mostrarlos en la página, permitiendo a usuarios pocos privilegiados usar cargas útiles de JavaScript en ellos y conllevando a un problema de tipo Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado

*Credits: m0ze

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2021-05-19 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-05-19%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-WP-JobSearch-WordPress-Plugin-v1.7.3.txt	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b378d36d-66d9-4373-a628-e379e4766375	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Eyecix Search vendor "Eyecix"		Jobsearch Wp Job Board Search vendor "Eyecix" for product "Jobsearch Wp Job Board"				< 1.7.4 Search vendor "Eyecix" for product "Jobsearch Wp Job Board" and version " < 1.7.4"		wordpress		Affected