CVE-2026-12396: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Job Portal
The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 2.5.5 does not perform capability or ownership checks before allowing job moderation actions, allowing authenticated users with a subscriber-level (self-registerable) account to approve, feature, or reject arbitrary jobs, including those owned by other users.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress prior to version 2.5.5 does not enforce capability or ownership verification before permitting job moderation actions. Consequently, users with minimal privileges (subscriber-level) can manipulate job postings belonging to other users by approving, featuring, or rejecting them. This vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization).
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with subscriber-level access can perform unauthorized job moderation actions on arbitrary job postings, potentially leading to unauthorized content manipulation within the job portal.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user capabilities or monitor user actions closely to mitigate unauthorized job moderation.
CVE-2026-12396: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Job Portal
Description
The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 2.5.5 does not perform capability or ownership checks before allowing job moderation actions, allowing authenticated users with a subscriber-level (self-registerable) account to approve, feature, or reject arbitrary jobs, including those owned by other users.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress prior to version 2.5.5 does not enforce capability or ownership verification before permitting job moderation actions. Consequently, users with minimal privileges (subscriber-level) can manipulate job postings belonging to other users by approving, featuring, or rejecting them. This vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization).
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with subscriber-level access can perform unauthorized job moderation actions on arbitrary job postings, potentially leading to unauthorized content manipulation within the job portal.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user capabilities or monitor user actions closely to mitigate unauthorized job moderation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T13:13:43.958Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5486ae68715ace4350e26b
Added to database: 07/13/2026, 06:33:18 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 06:47:55 UTC
Last updated: 07/13/2026, 22:44:59 UTC
Views: 8
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