Joomsky JS Jobs 1.2.6 field_2 path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Joomsky JS Jobs 1.2.6. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument field_2 leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-25740. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Joomsky JS Jobs 1.2.6. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument field_2 with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Joomla com_jsjobs 1.2.6 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to delete files by manipulating custom userfield parameters. Attackers can send POST requests to the job.savejob task with path traversal sequences in the field_2 parameter to delete arbitrary files accessible to the web server.

The weakness was presented by qw3rTyTy as 47281. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-25740 since 06/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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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• Joomsky

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• JS Jobs

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• 1.2.6

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