Simple Job Board Plugin up to 2.12.3 on WordPress code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Simple Job Board Plugin up to 2.12.3 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-7351. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Simple Job Board Plugin up to 2.12.3 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Simple Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.3 via deserialization of untrusted input when editing job applications. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7351 since 07/31/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Forum Software

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• Simple Job Board Plugin

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• 2.12.0
• 2.12.1
• 2.12.2
• 2.12.3

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