# CVE-2026-124417: Ahmad WP Job Portal access control bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-124417-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-ahmad-wp-job-portal-wp  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-11. Updated: 2026-11-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-124417 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-11-11

WP Job Portal is a WordPress plugin that manages job listings and applicant tracking. A broken access control vulnerability allows subscribers and potentially other users to view or perform actions they should not be authorized to access, such as viewing other users' data or job applications.

Technologies: [Ahmad WP Job Portal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wp-job-portal). Vendors: [Ahmad](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ahmad).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-124417 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-124417 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-124417?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 11 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Ahmad WP Job Portal through 2.7.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-124417?** Yes: fixed in 2.8.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-124417 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-124417?** Check whether you run Ahmad WP Job Portal at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.8.0

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a broken access control flaw in WP Job Portal that fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to sensitive pages or actions. An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level privileges can bypass authorization checks to access or modify restricted data. A fix is available in version 2.8.0.

## Affected products

- Ahmad WP Job Portal through 2.7.2

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11: disclosed
- 2026-11-11: advisory

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-job-portal/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-job-portal-plugin-2-7-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability-3?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-job-portal/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-job-portal-plugin-2-7-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability-3?_s_id=cve)

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