# CVE-2026-24379: WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.4.3 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks to access or modify unauthorized data in the WP Job Portal plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fm8w-vw7v-wr8r

## What is CVE-2026-24379?

CVE-2026-24379 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal, published on 22 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal wp-job-portal allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through <= 2.4.3.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24379?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-24379?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24379 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-24379 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-24379 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-24379 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal, published on 22 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpjobportal 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-2026-24379/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24379/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24379
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24379
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24379

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24379/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.