CVE-2021-39337 job-portal <= 0.0.1 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary web scripts in the job-portal WordPress plugin when unfiltered_html is disabled, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-39337?
CVE-2021-39337 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in job-portal, published on 15 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39337?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Job-Portal Project Job-Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39337?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39337 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-2021-39337 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39337 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcrp-qjp3-gmc4.