---
id: "CVE-2026-22386"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-22386"]
title: "WP Job Portal WordPress plugin: missing authorization check through version 2.7.1"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "wordpress", "wp-job-portal"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T13:17:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T13:25:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22386", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00"}]
---

# WP Job Portal WordPress plugin: missing authorization check through version 2.7.1

WP Job Portal, a WordPress job board plugin, has a missing authorization check that lets a user reach functions their role should not allow. The sources give a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium) and do not describe the exact data an attacker could read or change.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or in `wp-content/plugins/wp-job-portal/`.
- Treat a version at or below `2.7.1` as affected, per the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T13:25:07+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22386

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ahmad WP Job Portal wp-job-portal allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through 2.7.1.

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