📄 Description (English)
The WP Job Portal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'radius' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-4306 is a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in WP Job Portal plugin (versions ≤2.4.8) affecting WordPress installations across Saudi Arabia. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the 'radius' parameter to extract sensitive database information including user credentials, job postings, and personal data. With no patch currently available and no authentication required, this poses immediate risk to Saudi organizations using this plugin for recruitment portals.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 1, 2026 20:01
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact on Saudi HR/Recruitment sector, Government agencies using job portals (Ministry of Civil Service, HRSD), Banking sector recruitment platforms, and Telecom companies (STC, Mobily, Zain). Risk includes exposure of employee personal data, salary information, national IDs, and contact details. Government entities face compliance violations under NCA ECC 2024. Financial institutions risk SAMA CSF violations and potential regulatory penalties. Estimated 500+ Saudi organizations may be affected based on WordPress plugin adoption rates.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Human Resources & Recruitment
Government & Public Administration
Banking & Financial Services
Telecommunications
Healthcare
Energy & Utilities
Education
Retail & E-commerce
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1565.001 - Data Destruction (potential data exfiltration)
T1005 - Data from Local System (database extraction)
T1078.001 - Valid Accounts (credential theft via SQL injection)
T1040 - Traffic Sniffing (database query interception)
T1021.004 - Remote Services: SSH (lateral movement post-exploitation)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all WordPress installations using WP Job Portal plugin via admin dashboard or WP-CLI: wp plugin list | grep job-portal
2. Disable the plugin immediately: wp plugin deactivate wp-job-portal
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in 'radius' parameter
4. Review database access logs for suspicious queries (UNION SELECT, OR 1=1, etc.)
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
5. Restrict access to job portal to authenticated users only via .htaccess or nginx rules
6. Implement input validation: whitelist numeric values only for radius parameter
7. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with SQL injection detection
8. Apply database user principle of least privilege - restrict job portal DB user permissions
9. Enable query logging: SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON'; to detect exploitation attempts
DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for: radius parameter containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, OR, AND, DROP)
- Alert on: Multiple failed database queries from single IP
- Log pattern: radius=.*(%27|%22|UNION|SELECT|OR|AND|--|;)
- IDS signature: Look for base64-encoded SQL payloads in radius parameter
PATCHING:
10. Monitor plugin repository for version 2.4.9+ release
11. Test patch in staging environment before production deployment
12. If plugin abandoned, migrate to alternative: WP Job Manager, Jobify, or custom solution
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع تثبيتات WordPress التي تستخدم مكون WP Job Portal عبر لوحة التحكم أو WP-CLI
2. تعطيل المكون فوراً: wp plugin deactivate wp-job-portal
3. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في معامل 'radius'
4. مراجعة سجلات الوصول إلى قاعدة البيانات للاستعلامات المريبة
الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
5. تقييد الوصول إلى بوابة الوظائف للمستخدمين المصرح لهم فقط
6. تنفيذ التحقق من الإدخال: السماح بالقيم الرقمية فقط لمعامل radius
7. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع كشف حقن SQL
8. تطبيق مبدأ أقل صلاحية لمستخدم قاعدة البيانات
9. تفعيل تسجيل الاستعلامات لكشف محاولات الاستغلال
قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة معامل radius الذي يحتوي على كلمات SQL الرئيسية
- التنبيه على استعلامات قاعدة البيانات المتعددة الفاشلة من عنوان IP واحد
- تسجيل الأنماط التي تحتوي على حمولات SQL المشفرة
التصحيح:
10. مراقبة مستودع المكون لإصدار 2.4.9+
11. اختبار التصحيح في بيئة التطوير قبل النشر
12. إذا تم التخلي عن المكون، الهجرة إلى بديل
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies (data protection requirements)
A.6.1.1 - Access Control (authentication and authorization)
A.8.2.1 - User Access Management (principle of least privilege)
A.12.2.1 - Change Management (patch management procedures)
A.12.4.1 - Event Logging (detection and monitoring)
A.14.2.1 - Secure Development (input validation, secure coding)
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance & Risk Management - Vulnerability Management
Information & Cyber Security - Application Security
Information & Cyber Security - Data Protection
Operational Resilience - Incident Detection & Response
Third-Party Risk Management - Software Supply Chain Security
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Policies for information security
A.6.1.1 - Information security roles and responsibilities
A.8.1.1 - User endpoint devices
A.8.2.1 - Privileged access rights
A.12.2.1 - Change management
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 1.1 - Firewall configuration standards
Requirement 2.2.4 - Configure system security parameters
Requirement 6.2 - Ensure security patches installed
Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
Requirement 10.2 - Implement automated audit trails
🔗 References & Sources 4
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.4.7/includes/ajax.php#L10
security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-job-portal/tags/2.4.7/modules/job/model.p...
security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/wp-job-portal/tags/2.4.8&new_pat...
security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ecc34552-c9b0-455f-b1c7-b31cc...
security@wordfence.com