# CVE-2023-28534: WordPress WP Job Portal Plugin <= 2.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the WP Job Portal plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8qg-83rw-jqp5

## What is CVE-2023-28534?

CVE-2023-28534 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Job Portal – A Complete Job Board, published on 22 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Auth. (subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP Job Portal WP Job Portal – A Complete Job Board plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28534?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28534?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28534 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28534 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28534 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WP Job Portal – A Complete Job Board

- [CVE-2024-7950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7950/): Missing authorization in WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4490/): WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-48274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48274/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - SQL Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-47438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47438/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-48273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48273/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28534 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28534 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Job Portal – A Complete Job Board, published on 22 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28534 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WP Job Portal – A Complete 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-2023-28534/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28534/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28534
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28534
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28534

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28534/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.