Description
The HireZoot WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its stored data before outputting it in the admin dashboard, and additionally reverses the HTML-entity encoding that would otherwise neutralise it, allowing users with the Author role to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of a logged-in administrator.
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The HireZoot WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its stored data before outputting it in the admin dashboard, and additionally reverses the HTML-entity encoding that would otherwise neutralise it, allowing users with the Author role to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of a logged-in administrator.
Title WP Job Openings < 4.1.1 - Author+ Stored XSS via Job Title
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T10:35:05.155Z

Reserved: 2026-10-08T20:32:39.832Z

Link: CVE-2026-107790

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T10:20:31.253Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-21T06:16:47.300

Modified: 2026-10-21T11:17:03.480

Link: CVE-2026-107790

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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