Database disclosure via unquoted applied-resume filter
Published Jul 16, 2026 · Updated Jul 16, 2026
SQL injection in WP Job Portal before 2.5.5 allows remote authenticated users to read database data through the Applied Resumes ta parameter. The Applied Resumes handler concatenates ta unquoted into numeric comparisons in both its pagination COUNT and result queries, enabling time-based extraction despite esc_sql quote escaping. Exploitation requires a self-registered Employer account, an attacker-owned job with an applicant, and the employer control-panel shortcode; extracted data includes WordPress password hashes.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in WP Job Portal before 2.5.5 allows remote authenticated users to read database data through the Applied Resumes ta parameter. The Applied Resumes handler concatenates ta unquoted into numeric comparisons in both its pagination COUNT and result queries, enabling time-based extraction despite esc_sql quote escaping. Exploitation requires a self-registered Employer account, an attacker-owned job with an applicant, and the employer control-panel shortcode; extracted data includes WordPress password hashes.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-12395
- Published
- Jul 16, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Vendor
- WP Job Portal
- Product
- WP Job Portal
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.5.5
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Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Applied Resumes ta time-based SQL injection proof of conceptfunctional · validated
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