VK Google Job Posting Manager <= 1.2.23 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Job Description Field
Vulnerability Description
The VK Google Job Posting Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Job Description field in versions up to, and including, 1.2.23 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with author-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Athiwat Tiprasaharn
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4e0fd492-19ee-430e-a495-99ad28043bf9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-google-job-posting-manager/tags/1.2.20/vk-google-job-posting-manager.php#L419
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-google-job-posting-manager/tags/1.2.20/vk-google-job-posting-manager.php#L468
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3449302/
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