WP Job Portal <= 2.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Limited Privilege Escalation
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the assignUserRole() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an employer.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00466 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpjobportal | WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website | up to 2.2.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website Vendorwpjobportal Affected up to 2.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpjobportal:wp_job_portal:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | wpjobportal |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpjobportal:wp_job_portal:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·wpjobportal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11715
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f69-3jw6-qjqw
References
More wpjobportal Wp Job Portal vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04143 WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07372 Path traversal in wpjobportal WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-30600 WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-29935 WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-20161 WordPress WP Job Portal Plugin <= 2.0.1 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-19806 WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.2.8 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-11715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f69-3jw6-qjqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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