CVE-2021-4361

JobSearch WP Job Board <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update

8.8 High

The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the jobsearch_job_integrations_settin_save AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the site.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.20%Up 1.2 points since Jun 7, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

JobSearch WP Job Board <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update

Record: CVE-2021-4361
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-34188 8.8

Record: EUVD-2021-34188
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvpp-jchv-3vjq 8.8

The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a...

Record: GHSA-jvpp-jchv-3vjq
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2021-4361
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

eyecix jobsearch wp job board

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-4361 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Eyecix Jobsearch Wp Job Board, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.