Improper Access Control in WP Job Portal WordPress Plugin
CVE-2026-12396

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Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Job Portal
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 July 2026

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-12396?

The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin prior to version 2.5.5 has a serious flaw in its access control mechanisms. The plugin fails to adequately validate user capabilities or ownership, thereby allowing authenticated users with a subscriber-level account to perform job moderation actions. This could enable them to approve, feature, or reject jobs that belong to other users, thus undermining the integrity and security of the job posting process on the platform.

Affected Version(s)

WP Job Portal 0 < 2.5.5

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-12396 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13d574ea-84fe-421b-b1e4-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Meher Sudhakar Abbireddi
WPScan
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