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CVE-2026-18063: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in blueglassch Job Postings

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-18063cvecve-2026-18063cwe-79
Published: 09/15/2026 (09/15/2026, 07:03:06 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: blueglassch
Product: Job Postings

Description

The Job Postings plugin for WordPress, developed by blueglassch, contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'position_button' parameter. This affects all versions up to and including 2.8.1. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages. The vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.4medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected software

blueglassch

Job Postings

Affected versions
>=0 <=2.8.1

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/15/2026, 07:31:33 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-18063 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the blueglassch Job Postings WordPress plugin. It occurs via the 'position_button' parameter due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). Authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges or above can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of users visiting the injected pages. The vulnerability affects all versions from 0 up to and including 2.8.1.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated contributor or higher to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts such as theft of user session data or manipulation of page content. Availability is not impacted. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and partial confidentiality and integrity impact.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider additional input validation or output escaping controls if possible.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-07-28T14:07:05.814Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aa8f0fd55bf5e2cf55d97d4

Added to database: 09/15/2026, 07:17:17 UTC

Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 07:31:33 UTC

Last updated: 09/15/2026, 09:33:33 UTC

Views: 7

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