CVE-2021-24421 WP JobSearch < 1.7.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS

What is CVE-2021-24421?

CVE-2021-24421 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP JobSearch, published on 12 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24421?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eyecix Jobsearch Wp Job Board.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-24421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP JobSearch

• CVE-2024-8615 WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-8614 WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload Critical 9.9
• CVE-2024-47636 WordPress WP JobSearch plugin <= 2.5.9 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-43931 WordPress JobSearch WP Job Board WordPress Plugin plugin <= 2.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-4361 JobSearch WP Job Board <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-q4j4-vw28-779r.