# CVE-2021-4361: JobSearch WP Job Board <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update

> Authenticated attackers can update arbitrary site options due to missing capability checks in the JobSearch WP Job Board plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jvpp-jchv-3vjq

## What is CVE-2021-4361?

CVE-2021-4361 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eyecix JobSearch WP Job Board, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the jobsearch_job_integrations_settin_save AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the site.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4361?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eyecix Jobsearch Wp Job Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-4361?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-4361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in eyecix JobSearch WP Job Board

- [CVE-2024-8615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8615/): WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-8614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8614/): WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-47636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47636/): WordPress WP JobSearch plugin <= 2.5.9 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-43931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43931/): WordPress JobSearch WP Job Board WordPress Plugin plugin <= 2.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6584/): JobSearch WP Job Board < 2.3.4 - Authentication Bypass (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-4361 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-4361 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eyecix JobSearch WP Job Board, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: eyecix JobSearch WP Job Board. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4361/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4361/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4361
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4361
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-4361

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4361/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.