Vulnerability in Wp Job Portal

CVE-2026-12396

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-12396: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Wp Job Portal — versions 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12396?
CVE-2026-12396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Job Portal, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-12396?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.