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CVE-2023-4490: 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

critical Affects wp-job-portal (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
wp-job-portal (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.0.6
Fixed in
2.0.6
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 4% (89.4th percentile)
Published
2023-09-25
Source
nvd

References

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