Missing authorization in WP Job Portal WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Ahmad's WP Job Portal WordPress plugin through 2.7.1 has a missing authorization check (CWE-862). A remote attacker with low privileges can reach functionality that should be restricted, with limited impact on confidentiality.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ahmad WP Job Portal wp-job-portal allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through 2.7.1.
Why it matters now
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
The sources list no fixed version for WP Job Portal.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22386
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-qvq4-6wrx-6f2f
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-2026-22386 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22386 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qvq4-6wrx-6f2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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