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CVE-2026-107790
WP Job Openings < 4.1.1 - Author+ Stored XSS via Job Title
Description

The HireZoot WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its stored data before outputting it in the admin dashboard, and additionally reverses the HTML-entity encoding that would otherwise neutralise it, allowing users with the Author role to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of a logged-in administrator.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 21, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-107790 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

Solution
Update the HireZoot WordPress plugin to version 4.1.1 or later to fix stored XSS.
  • Update HireZoot WordPress plugin to version 4.1.1.
  • Verify plugin is updated to latest version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4bec1d97-9ab1-4ce7-b108-dcc2a0d9a934/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-107790 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-107790 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The HireZoot WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its stored data before outputting it in the admin dashboard, and additionally reverses the HTML-entity encoding that would otherwise neutralise it, allowing users with the Author role to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of a logged-in administrator.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/107xxx/CVE-2026-107790.json">CVE-2026-107790</a>
    Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4bec1d97-9ab1-4ce7-b108-dcc2a0d9a934/
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.