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WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website <= 2.5.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

CVE-2026-42685 · wp-job-portal

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Vulnerability: WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website <= 2.5.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Affected software: wp-job-portal(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 2.5.1
Authentication: Unauthenticated
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2026-42685
Published: 23 May 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 507f3071-3274-4d25-8ae2-53d909bd9daa). Methodology and redistribution notes

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