CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-8882

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

The WP ApplicantStack Jobs Display plugin for WordPress up to version 1.1.1 is vulnerable to Stored XSS via shortcode attributes due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary scripts.

Risk Assessment

Malicious scripts execute on page visits, potentially leading to data theft or session hijacking.

Recommendation

Update the plugin to the latest version and implement proper input sanitization and output escaping.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The WP ApplicantStack Jobs Display plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS