CVE-2026-39752: Job Postings arbitrary file deletion vulnerability

high 7.7 published 2026-10-06

Affected versions: 2.8.2 and older
Fixed in: 2.8.3 *
Latest version: 2.8.3
Severity: High · CVSS 7.7
Active installs: 10,000+
Type: Arbitrary file deletion

* The source does not name a fixed version; this is the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

What an attacker needs

Access: A low-level account on the site, such as a subscriber or customer (per the CVSS score).

CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What to do now

Update Job Postings to 2.8.3 or newer: Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
Not sure which version you run? Check your version against every known Job Postings issue. With WP-CLI: wp plugin get job-postings --field=version.
If you ran an affected version and something looks off (new admin users, spam pages, redirects), run the free scan below.

The advisory

Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Jobs for WordPress <= 2.8.2 versions.

Description from the CVE record, published by Patchstack (the CVE Numbering Authority), via the NVD entry for CVE-2026-39752.

References

NVD CVE-2026-39752 nvd.nist.gov
Patchstack advisory patchstack.com

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Where this data comes from

CVE record, score and references: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Versions and install counts: wordpress.org/plugins/job-postings (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
The summary, “what an attacker needs” and “what to do” sections are our plain-English reading of the record and the plugin's release history; the quoted description is the record's own text. Spot an error? Email Daniel.