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CVE-2021-39337

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 15, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The job-portal WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and sanitization via several parameters found in the ~/admin/jobs_function.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.0.1. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.

Affected WordPress components

  • job-portal Plugin · job-portal
    Possible match Homeless
    From 0.0.1 (including) to 0.0.1 (including); Up to and including 0.0.1
    View on WordPress.org
  • Job Portal Theme · job-portal
    Possible match Active
    From 0.0.1 (including) to 0.0.1 (including); Up to and including 0.0.1
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • job-portal job-portal — From 0.0.1 (including) to 0.0.1 (including)
  • job-portal_project job-portal — Up to and including 0.0.1

References

  • github.com https://github.com/BigTiger2020/word-press/blob/main/job-portal.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-portal/trunk/admin/jobs_function.php#L99 Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39337 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record