CVE-2026-57368
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NooTheme Jobmonster noo-jobmonster allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Jobmonster: from n/a through <= 4.8.5.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in NooTheme Jobmonster theme where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being rendered in web pages. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 4.8.5, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized input fields.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Jobmonster theme installationCheck your WordPress wp-content/themes directory for a folder named 'jobmonster' or similar NooTheme job-related theme. Also verify through WordPress admin dashboard under Appearance > Themes.Affected if The Jobmonster theme or NooTheme job portal theme is installed on the WordPress site
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Identify the installed theme versionOpen the style.css file within the theme folder and look for the 'Version:' header comment near the top of the file. Alternatively, check the theme's main functions.php file for a version definition.Affected if The version listed is 4.8.5 or any version lower than 4.8.5
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Confirm the theme is actively processing user inputReview the theme's PHP files that handle form submissions, job applications, or user profile inputs. Look for files in directories such as /templates/, /lib/, or /includes/ that process $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST variables.Affected if The theme is actively handling user-submitted data through search fields, job application forms, or user profile inputs without visible output encoding functions
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Check for lack of output sanitization in input handling codeSearch the theme's PHP files for common user input parameters (like 's', 'keyword', 'search', 'job_id', 'category') and verify whether they are wrapped in sanitization functions such as esc_html(), esc_attr(), or esc_url() before being output to HTML.Affected if User input parameters are rendered to the page without esc_html(), esc_attr(), or similar sanitization functions present in the output code
You are affected if the Jobmonster theme version is 4.8.5 or lower and the theme is actively processing and displaying user-supplied input without proper sanitization functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataApply output encoding/validation (e.g., esc_html(), esc_attr(), esc_url()) to all user-supplied data before rendering. Update to patched version if available from vendor.
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