WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ahmad WP Job Portal allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through 2.5.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00146 3rd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42685
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w29x-75gh-2g79
More Ahmad vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29441 WordPress GeekyBot plugin <= 1.2.2 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-36149 WordPress JS Help Desk plugin <= 3.0.9 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-30943 WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.5.1 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-28493 WordPress GeekyBot plugin <= 1.2.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-40448 WordPress JS Help Desk plugin <= 3.1.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-36150 WordPress JS Help Desk plugin <= 3.0.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-42685 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42685 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w29x-75gh-2g79 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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