CVE-2023-4490 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the WP Job Portal WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.0.6. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands due to improper sanitization of a parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public Nuclei templates exist, indicating readily available exploit code. Despite its severity, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpjobportal:wp_job_portal:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.