CVE-2026-116546 json
WP Job Portal <= 2.7.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'degreetitle' Parameter
published 9d ago modified 7d ago also EUVD-2026-114600
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 8d ago
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- wpjobportal WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45bc4b00-1b5e-4c2e-96c7-77e03b86be5c?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/wp-job-portal.php#L1786
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/model.php#L3728
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/model.php#L3762
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/model.php#L3824
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/model.php#L1008
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.7.0/modules/job/controller.php#L441
- downloads.wordpress.org /plugin/wp-job-portal.2.7.1.zip
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-116546
- NVD CVE-2026-116546
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