#VU29556 Stored cross-site scripting in WP Job Search
Published: July 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29556
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WP Job Search
WP Job Search
Software vendor:
eyecix
eyecix
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the Candidate Profile page in Phone, Dial Code, Job Title, Academic Level, Age, Salary, Gender, Industry, Full Address fields. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10290/
- https://github.com/vladvector/vladvector.github.io/blob/master/exploit/2020-07-03-jobsearch-wp-job-board-wordpress-plugin-v1-5-1.txt
- https://github.com/vladvector/vladvector.github.io/blob/master/exploit/2020-07-05-jobsearch-wp-job-board-wordpress-plugin-v1-5-2.txt