Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e-plugins JobBank jobbank allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects JobBank: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
Published: 2026-01-06
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A vulnerability exists in the JobBank plugin for WordPress that fails to properly neutralize user‑supplied input before echoing it back to the browser. When a specially crafted URL containing malicious JavaScript is accessed, the plugin can include that code in the page, allowing it to execute in the victim’s browser.

Affected Systems

All WordPress sites that install the e‑plugins JobBank plugin through version 1.2.2, including any build that uses 1.2.2 or earlier, are susceptible. The vulnerability is present in every installation of the plugin up to that version, regardless of site configuration.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a high severity; the EPSS score is less than 1%, suggesting a low probability of exploitation. The vulnerability is reflected, so it requires that a victim click a crafted link or visit a malicious page; no persistent compromise is required. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but the high impact combined with the ease of delivery warrants immediate action.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 17:36 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the WordPress JobBank plugin to a patched version (1.2.3 or newer).
  • If an upgrade is delayed, remove the plugin’s front‑end components from publicly accessible pages or restrict the endpoints that echo user input behind authentication.
  • Deploy a web application firewall rule that blocks payloads containing common XSS vectors, and configure a strict Content‑Security‑Policy that disallows inline scripts and evaluates them.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 17:36 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e-plugins JobBank allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects JobBank: from n/a through 1.2.2. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e-plugins JobBank jobbank allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects JobBank: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e-plugins JobBank allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects JobBank: from n/a through 1.2.2.
Title WordPress JobBank plugin <= 1.2.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:14:36.027Z

Reserved: 2025-12-29T11:19:16.969Z

Link: CVE-2025-69085

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T16:50:04.148Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-01-06T17:15:45.413

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:36:19.970

Link: CVE-2025-69085

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T17:45:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')