What is CVE-2020-9019?

CVE-2020-9019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpjobboard, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-9019?

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

Is CVE-2020-9019 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Wpjobboard

CVE-2020-9019

The WPJobBoard plugin 5.5.3 for WordPress allows Persistent XSS via the Add Job form, as demonstrated by title and Description.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-02-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpjobboard — versions 5.5.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

uploadboy.com/uhxq91nuxd6d/423/mp4 (Permissions Required, Exploit)
cert.ikiu.ac.ir/public-files/pages/attachments/11/a1f0e3e5aa9ba583298d03758b8ae… (Third Party Advisory)
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10113 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9019?: CVE-2020-9019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpjobboard, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-9019?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-9019 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.