Description
The Job Board by BestWebSoft plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to the plugin storing the entire unsanitized `$_GET` superglobal array directly into the database via `update_user_meta()` when users save search results, and later outputting this data without proper escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses the saved search or views their profile, granted they can trick the user into performing the search and saving the results.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bestweblayout | Job Board by BestWebSoft | <= 1.2.1 |
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L1680
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L2354
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/job-board/tags/1.2.1/job-board.php#L2355
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3403205/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1eb1622f-19fb-472e-871b-9a456f80f390?source=cve
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 25, 2025
- Last modified
- Oct 18, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred