CVE-2023-6978

Summary

CVE-2023-6978 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP Job Manager – Company Profiles plugin for WordPress. Versions up to and including 1.7 are impacted. This issue arises due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'company' parameter. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary web scripts, which can be executed if a user is tricked into performing a specific action, such as clicking on a malicious link. This poses a significant security risk, as it can lead to data theft or unauthorized system access. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the plugin to mitigate this threat.

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