CVE-2026-12396 | BDVDB-2026-347213 Detail

WP Job Portal

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13d574ea-84fe-421b-b1e4-23f94e2000d7/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13d574ea-84fe-421b-b1e4-23f94e2000d7/

History#

Version 12026-07-13Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-07-13
Last modified: 2026-07-13

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: WP Job Portal

Score

5.4 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 21.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Missing Authorization

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 2.5.5
Fixed
2.5.5

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.4 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).