CVE-2025-14293
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk28th percentile - higher than 28% of all known CVEs
Summary
The WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress in all versions up to and including 2.4.0 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via the 'downloadCustomUploadedFile' function. This allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server.
Risk Assessment
Sensitive information such as configuration data or credentials may be exposed.
Recommendation
Update the plugin to a version newer than 2.4.0 or restrict access to the file read function.
Other vulnerabilities in WP Job Portal
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- CVE-2026-42684Critical
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- CVE-2026-116546Medium
The WP Job Portal 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.
- CVE-2026-81299Medium
The WP Job Portal plugin in versions 2.5.9 and earlier has an Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability for subscribers. Subscriber-level users can access objects (e.g., data) without authorization.
- CVE-2026-65569High
Subscriber SQL Injection in WP Job Portal versions up to 2.5.6.
- CVE-2026-12395Medium
The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before version 2.5.5 fails to properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing authenticated users with a subscriber-level (self-registerable) account to perform SQL injection attacks.
- CVE-2026-12397Medium
The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before version 2.5.5 does not verify ownership when returning an employer's contact email for a given job, allowing authenticated users with a subscriber-level (self-registerable) account to read other employers' private account email addresses by enumerating job identifiers.
- CVE-2026-12396Medium
The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before version 2.5.5 does not perform capability or ownership checks before allowing job moderation actions, allowing authenticated users with a subscriber-level (self-registerable) account to approve, feature, or reject arbitrary jobs, including those owned by other users.
- CVE-2026-57653High
The WP Job Portal plugin version 2.5.2 and earlier contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the Contributor module. This allows an attacker to manipulate database queries.
- CVE-2026-48880Medium
The WP Job Portal plugin versions up to 2.5.2 contain a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can be exploited by subscribers.
Original NVD description (English source)
The WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0 via the 'downloadCustomUploadedFile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS