CVE-2026-12396 WP Job Portal < 2.5.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Job Approval, Featuring and Rejection
Authenticated subscribers can approve, feature, or reject arbitrary jobs due to missing capability checks in the WP Job Portal plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-12396?
CVE-2026-12396 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Job Portal, published on 13 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12396?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12396?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-12396 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12396 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxgv-vhqj-mqwq.