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CVE-2021-4352: JobSearch WP Job Board <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Settings Change

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the save_locsettings function in versions up to, and including, 1.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the settings of the plugin.

Affected products

• eyecix JobSearch: through 1.8.1

References

• https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-jobsearch-wp-job-board-plugin-fixed-vulnerability/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed7e664e-5a73-4d2d-a599-a0be89d6c2d1
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59170f0a-975e-487c-bdb0-585c802b3127?source=cve
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-jobsearch-wp-job-board-plugin-fixed-vulnerability/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed7e664e-5a73-4d2d-a599-a0be89d6c2d1
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59170f0a-975e-487c-bdb0-585c802b3127?source=cve

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