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🛡️ CVE-2024-12979 — job-recruitment

🟡 CVSS 4.3 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-79 NVD
4.3
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Description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Job Recruitment 1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function cn_update of the file /_parse/_all_edits.php. The manipulation of the argument cname leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Other parameters might be affected as well.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2024-12979 is classified as CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). User-supplied data is written into a page without escaping, so attacker script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.

Affected software

CVE-2024-12979 is recorded against 1 package.

  • job-recruitment

Timeline and source

Published on 27 December 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

code-projects.org
github.com
vuldb.com
vuldb.com
vuldb.com

Other advisories for this package

job-recruitment has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS)) in other software:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 4.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-79
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2024-12-27
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
job-recruitment — —

References

Permissions Required, VDB Entry https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.289355
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://vuldb.com/?id.289355
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://vuldb.com/?submit.469180

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