Information Disclosure Vulnerability in WP Job Portal by WordPress
CVE-2026-12397

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-12397?

The WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress prior to version 2.5.5 contains a vulnerability that fails to verify ownership when returning an employer's contact email for specific job listings. This weakness allows authenticated users with subscriber-level accounts to access and enumerate the private email addresses of other employers by leveraging job identifiers. As a result, sensitive information is exposed, posing a risk to employer privacy and data security.

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-2026-12397 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8e797251-2351-4979-a6c1-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
WPScan
.