What is CVE-2017-15375?

CVE-2017-15375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpjobboard, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-15375?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-15375 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Wpjobboard

CVE-2017-15375

Multiple client-side cross site scripting vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WpJobBoard v4.5.1 web-application for WordPress. The vulnerabilities are located in the `query` and `id` parameters of the `wpjb-email`, `wpjb-job`, `wpjb-application`, and `wpjb-membership` modules. Remote attackers are able to inject malicious script code to hijack admin session credentials via the backend, or to manipulate the backend on client-side performed requests. The attack vector is non-persistent and the request method to inject is GET. The attacker does not need a privileged user account to perform a successful exploitation.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wpjobboard — versions 4.5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15375?: CVE-2017-15375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpjobboard, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-15375?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15375 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.