Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in WP Job Portal Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2026-4758

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Job Portal – Ai-powered Recruitment System For Company Or Job Board Website
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-4758?

The WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete arbitrary files from the server. This vulnerability stems from inadequate file path validation in the 'WPJOBPORTALcustomfields::removeFileCustom' function. If exploited, attackers could potentially delete critical files, such as wp-config.php, increasing the risk of remote code execution and further compromise of the WordPress installation.

Affected Version(s)

WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website 0 <= 2.4.9

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

daroo
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