CVE-2023-4490 (GCVE-0-2023-4490)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-25 15:56 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:16
VLAI Previdian
Title
WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi
Summary
The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 2.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 16:08 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/986024f0-3c8d-44… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown WP Job Portal Affected: 0 , < 2.0.6 (semver)
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Credits
Pablo Sanchez WPScan
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 8b73f7cc-a3b0-4ebb-81d0-f57132b559a8

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-4490

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-06-07 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-06-07
Asserted: 2026-06-07
Scope
Notes: WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi | Affected: WP Job Portal / WP Job Portal | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.03596 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi
Cve Id CVE-2023-4490
Vendor WP Job Portal
Ghsa Id GHSA-62P6-QFVG-F279
Product WP Job Portal
Added Date 2026-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.03596
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.89075
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2023-4490
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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