Auto Location for WP Job Manager via Google: Cross-site scripting
Auto Location for WP Job Manager via Google is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Auto Location for WP Job Manager via Google
- Plugin slug
auto-location-for-wp-job-manager-via-google- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 24, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jul 24, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Auto Location for WP Job Manager via Google to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Auto Location for WP Job Manager via Google WordPress plugin before 1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N