# CVE-2023-4490: WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in WP Job Portal to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-62p6-qfvg-f279

## What is CVE-2023-4490?

CVE-2023-4490 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown WP Job Portal, published on 25 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4490?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4490 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4490 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Job Portal < 2.0.6 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-4490.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Job Portal

- [CVE-2024-7950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7950/): Missing authorization in WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-48274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48274/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - SQL Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-47438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47438/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-48273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48273/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-26935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26935/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.2.8 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4490 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4490 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown WP Job Portal, published on 25 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4490 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP Job Portal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4490/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4490/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4490
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4490
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4490

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4490/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.