What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24379?

CVE-2026-24379 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-24379?

Within 24 hours: Disable the WP Job Portal plugin immediately and assess whether applicant data has been accessed or exfiltrated; notify legal and communications teams of the risk. Within 7 days: Evaluate alternative recruitment platforms, perform forensic analysis of access logs, and rotate credentials for accounts with plugin administrative access. Within 30 days: Migrate to a patched version once available from the vendor, conduct a full security audit of recruitment systems, and implement enhanced monitoring controls for job portal functionality.

CVE-2026-24379

MEDIUM

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

2026-01-22 audit@patchstack.com

Authentication Bypass

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Severity Changed

Apr 23, 2026 - 15:43 NVD

CRITICAL MEDIUM

CVSS changed

Apr 23, 2026 - 15:43 NVD

9.1 (CRITICAL) 6.5 (MEDIUM)

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 22, 2026 - 17:16 nvd

CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

WP Job Portal has an authorization bypass through user-controlled keys allowing attackers to access other users' job applications and employer data.

Technical ContextAI

The WP Job Portal plugin has a CWE-639 authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability, commonly known as Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR), allowing attackers to access other users' data by manipulating identifiers.