WP JobSearch <= 1.7.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24421
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published May 19, 2021
Last Updated June 30, 2025
Researcher R3N0
Description

The WP JobSearch WordPress plugin before 1.7.4 did not sanitise or escape multiple of its parameters from the my-resume page before outputting them in the page, allowing low privilege users to use JavaScript payloads in them and leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-jobsearch (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7.4
Patched Version
  • 1.7.4
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