What is CVE-2023-4490?

CVE-2023-4490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal, classified under CWE-89 SQL INJECTION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-4490?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-4490 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal

CVE-2023-4490

The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 2.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Published 2023-09-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.036 · change: +0.005

Affected products

Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal
Wp Job Portal — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/986024f0-3c8d-44d8-a9c9-1dd284d7db0d (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4490?: CVE-2023-4490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal, classified under CWE-89 SQL INJECTION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-4490?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4490 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.