CVE-2026-42684 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-42684: WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.5.1 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Ahmad

Product WP Job Portal

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published June 2, 2026

Last update June 2, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Ahmad WP Job Portal allows Blind SQL Injection. This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through 2.5.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Job Portal versions up to 2.5.1 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in an unauthenticated network-accessible function. An attacker can craft malicious input to extract sensitive data from the site's database, including user credentials and job listings. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely without authentication.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Extract sensitive data from the site database, including user credentials and private job information.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal user passwords, email addresses, and confidential job postings without any warning or user action.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 2, 2026 CVE published

June 2, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42684 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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