CVE-2021-39337
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CVE-2021-39337 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The job-portal WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and sanitization via several parameters found in the ~/admin/jobs_function.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.0.1. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The job-portal WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and sanitization via several parameters found in the ~/admin/jobs_function.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.0.1. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Job-Portal Project | Job-Portal | <= 0.0.1 |
References
- https://github.com/BigTiger2020/word-press/blob/main/job-portal.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-portal/trunk/admin/jobs_function.php#L99Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39337Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BigTiger2020/word-press/blob/main/job-portal.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-portal/trunk/admin/jobs_function.php#L99Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39337Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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