What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48880?

CVE-2026-48880 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

WP Job Portal CVE-2026-48880

EUVD-2026-36855 MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2026-06-15 Patchstack

GHSA-43cg-66pp-26g8

WordPress XSS Wp Job Portal Wordpress Plugin Ahmad

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack

Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

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

vuln.today AI

5.4 MEDIUM

Subscriber account required (PR:L), victim must render content (UI:R), scope changes to victim browser (S:C); availability impact omitted (A:N) as XSS does not cause system unavailability.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Jun 15, 2026 - 22:55 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Job Portal <= 2.5.2 versions.

AnalysisAI

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in WP Job Portal WordPress plugin versions up to and including 2.5.2 allows authenticated Subscriber-level users to inject persistent malicious JavaScript payloads that execute in other users' browsers, including administrators. The CVSS S:C scope change confirms the injected script crosses the security boundary into victims' browser sessions, enabling session hijacking or unauthorized administrative actions. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low privilege requirement makes this realistic on open-registration WordPress job-board deployments.

Technical ContextAI

WP Job Portal is a WordPress plugin for job listing and applicant management (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ahmad:wp_job_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) identifies the root cause as insufficient sanitization or escaping of user-supplied input - likely in job application fields, profile data, or submission forms - before the data is stored and later rendered to other users. The 'Subscriber' label in the vulnerability name explicitly identifies the WordPress role tier at which the flaw is reachable, which is the default lowest-privilege authenticated role. The CVSS S:C scope change is the defining characteristic of Stored XSS: the malicious payload persists in the database and executes in a different security context (the victim's browser), making it categorically more dangerous than Reflected XSS. Reported by Patchstack and also tracked as EUVD-2026-36855.

RemediationAI

Update WP Job Portal to a version beyond 2.5.2 as soon as one is available; consult the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-job-portal/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-job-portal-plugin-2-5-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability for the confirmed patched release version, as the exact fix version was not specified in available data. If an update is not immediately available or deployable, disable open user registration on the WordPress site to prevent untrusted parties from obtaining Subscriber accounts - note this will block legitimate job seekers from self-registering and may impact the plugin's core use case. As an additional compensating control, deploy a Web Application Firewall with XSS filtering rules to intercept common payload patterns in form submissions; this is not a complete mitigation but reduces opportunistic exploitation. Administrators should also review existing Subscriber-level user accounts for suspicious activity.