Simple Job Board: A security weakness
Simple Job Board is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Simple Job Board
- Plugin slug
simple-job-board- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 21, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Feb 21, 2024 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Simple Job Board to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Simple Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data| due to insufficient authorization checking on the fetch_quick_job() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to fetch arbitrary posts, which can be password protected or private and contain sensitive information.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N