---
id: CVE-2026-107790
title: WP Job Openings < 4.1.1 - Author+ Stored XSS via Job Title
summary: >-
  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…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-79
product: HireZoot
affected:
  - HireZoot < 4.1.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-21T10:21:42.913904Z'
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T10:35:05.155Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107790'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4bec1d97-9ab1-4ce7-b108-dcc2a0d9a934/'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T06:42:48.183Z'
epss: 0.00402
epssPercentile: 0.3428
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `HireZoot < 4.1.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.