High severity · published Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2026-42685
WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ahmad WP Job Portal allows Reflected XSS.
This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through 2.5.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WJ
WP Job Portal · Ahmad
through 2.5.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42685
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42685
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-job-portal/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-job-portal-plugin-2-5-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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