Description

WordPress Plugin Simple Job Board is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin Simple Job Board version 2.9.3 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.9.4 or latest

References

https://arkango.github.io/CVE-2020/CVE-2020-35749%20DIr.%20Traversal%20Simple%20Board%20Job%20Wordpress%20plugin.html

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TbePkrRGsczepBaJptIdVRvfRrjiC5hjGg_Vxdesw6E/edit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49450

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161050/Simple-JobBoard-Authenticated-File-Read.html

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-job-board/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2020-35749 CWE-22 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Directory Traversal