Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2023-4490

WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi

WP Job Portal · affected before 2.0.6

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
3.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2023-4490 is an unauthenticated WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi. 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...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

WP Job Portal affected before 2.0.6.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi

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

Unknown Affected
WP Job Portal
Before 2.0.6
Published
25 Sep 2023
Exploitation Reported
07 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

wordpress nuclei_scanner

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4490
  • Exploit — wpscan.com wpscan.com · Exploit https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/986024f0-3c8d-44d8-a9c9-1dd284d7db0d

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 07 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-06-07 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-4490.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

3.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

Potential Proof of Concepts

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WordPress Job Portal < 2.0.6 - SQL Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 15:56 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 09:07 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.03596,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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}