Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-8882WP ApplicantStack Jobs Display <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP ApplicantStack Jobs Display from jdm-labs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP ApplicantStack Jobs Display plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| jdm-labs | WP ApplicantStack Jobs Display | 0 – through 1.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a66b55e0-1b31-4d5f-bcc1-cfd38b613905?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-applicantstack-jobs-display/trunk/wp-applicantstack-jobs-display.php#L94
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-applicantstack-jobs-display/trunk/wp-applicantstack-jobs-display.php#L88