# CVE-2022-1168: JobSearch < 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users via the JobSearch WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hc9q-fq5q-v8qh

## What is CVE-2022-1168?

CVE-2022-1168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP JobSearch, published on 4 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

There is a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the JobSearch WP JobSearch WordPress plugin before 1.5.1.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1168?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eyecix Jobsearch Wp Job Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1168 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1168 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress WP JobSearch <1.5.1 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1168.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP JobSearch

- [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-2021-4361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4361/): JobSearch WP Job Board <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP JobSearch, published on 4 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1168 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP JobSearch. 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-2022-1168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1168/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1168

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1168/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.