Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-exploitable via subscriber account (PR:L, AV:N); read-only injection yields full database confidentiality loss but no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 2.5.5 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing authenticated users with a subscriber-level (self-registerable) account to perform SQL injection attacks.
AnalysisAI
SQL injection in WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 2.5.5 enables authenticated subscriber-level users to exfiltrate data from the underlying WordPress database. Because subscriber accounts are explicitly self-registerable (no admin approval required), the practical authentication barrier is near-zero for any external attacker. …
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| Exploitation | Requires an authenticated subscriber-level WordPress account on the target site. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | CVSS 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) accurately reflects the read-only, low-privilege network attack profile. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker visits a WordPress site running WP Job Portal before 2.5.5, registers a free subscriber account via the standard WordPress registration page, then issues a crafted HTTP request with a SQL injection payload in the vulnerable parameter. Using the publicly available exploit code documented by WPScan, the attacker iterates through the WordPress database extracting user table contents - including bcrypt-hashed admin passwords - which can then be subjected to offline cracking. |
| Remediation | Upgrade WP Job Portal to version 2.5.5 or later, which is the vendor-released patch per WPScan (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0183c669-cb09-4d53-852f-a0a877691d1e/) and EUVD-2026-44872. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-44872
GHSA-rvr6-j86x-jv23