CVE-2023-4490

WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi

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Published Sep 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 2.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Job Portal

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.0.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpjobportal:wp_job_portal:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.6% (3.566% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/986024f0-3c8d-44d8-a9c9-1dd284d7db0d

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Sep 25, 2023, 3:56 PM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:16 PM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2023, 9:07 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:31 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:31 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 25, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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