CVE-2024-7950: The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vul

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-7950?

wp job portal: upgrade to 2.1.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-7950 being exploited?

CVE-2024-7950 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-7950 affect?

CVE-2024-7950 affects wp job portal. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion, Arbitrary Settings Update, and User Creation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6 via seve

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-7950?

Priority 56/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This month

CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2024-7950 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting wp job portal. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion, Arbitrary Settings Update, and User Creation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6 via several functions called by the 'checkFormRequest' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in thos

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 32%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22, CWE-862
Published	2024-09-04
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: wpjobportal

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-09-04 03:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:21 UTCUpdated Record last modified

wpjobportal wp job portal UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.1.7

Fixed in: 2.1.7

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wp-job-portal || rpm -q wp-job-portal || wp-job-portal --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.1.7 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade wp-job-portal

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade wp-job-portal

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-7950?

wp job portal: upgrade to 2.1.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-7950 being exploited?

CVE-2024-7950 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-7950 affect?

CVE-2024-7950 affects wp job portal. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion, Arbitrary Settings Update, and User Creation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6 via seve

How urgent is CVE-2024-7950?

Priority 56/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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