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CVE-2024-2833 Jobs for WordPress <= 2.7.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via job-search

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the job-search parameter, requiring user interaction to execute.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2024-2833?

CVE-2024-2833 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in blueglassch Job Postings, published on 18 Apr 2024. 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

The Jobs for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘job-search’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Blueglass Jobs for Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2833?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2833 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-2024-2833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f9m6-x3qc-mvwg.

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