CVE-2026-12396

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.4Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
5.4
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 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.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
0.0(none)
EPSS
6.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 13, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

WP Job Portal < 2.5.5 – Subscriber+ Arbitrary Job Approval, Featuring and Rejection | CVE 2026-12396 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13d574ea-84fe-421b-b1e4-23f94e2000d7/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12396(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-13 15:32 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.4 · severity → MEDIUM
  5. 2026-07-13 08:08 UTCNVD update
  6. 2026-07-13 06:34 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-13 06:32 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12396?
CVE-2026-12396 is a medium vulnerability published on July 13, 2026. The WP Job Portal WordPress plugin before 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…
When was CVE-2026-12396 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12396 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12396 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12396 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12396?
CVE-2026-12396 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 0.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12396?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12396, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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