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CVE-2026-12396: WP Job Portal < 2.5.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Job Approval, Featuring and Rejection
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-07-13 · updated 2026-07-13
Description
The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 2.5.5 does not perform capability or ownership checks before allowing job moderation actions, allowing authenticated users with a subscriber-level (self-registerable) account to approve, feature, or reject arbitrary jobs, including those owned by other users.
Affected products
- wpjobportal WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website: before 2.5.5 — fixed in 2.5.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: wpjobportal WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website 2.5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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