Vulnerability · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-116546WP Job Portal <= 2.7.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'degreetitle' Parameter
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website from wpjobportal. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'degreetitle' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The plugin's self-registration flow allows any visitor to create a Subscriber-backed Employer account, meaning this vulnerability is effectively exploitable by any user who can register on the site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpjobportal | WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website | 0 – through 2.7.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45bc4b00-1b5e-4c2e-96c7-77e03b86be5c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/wp-job-portal.php#L1786
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/model.php#L3728
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/model.php#L3762
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/model.php#L3824
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/model.php#L1008
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/controller.php#L441
- https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-job-portal.2.7.1.zip