Answer in brief
CVE-2026-12396 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in WP Job Portal < 2.5.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Job Approval, Featuring and Rejection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/WP Job Portal (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/WP Job Portal (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/WP Job Portalgeneric | >=0 <2.5.5 | 2.5.5 |
Published upstream
Jul 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 13, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-12396 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in WP Job Portal < 2.5.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Job Approval, Featuring and Rejection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/WP Job Portal (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/WP Job Portal (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/WP Job Portalgeneric | >=0 <2.5.5 | 2.5.5 |
Published upstream
Jul 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 13, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.