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high 7.7

CVE-2020-35749 in the critical feed json

Directory traversal vulnerability in class-simple_job_board_resume_download_handler.php in the Simple Board Job plugin 2.9.3 and earlier fo…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-23405

cvss
7.7
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
30.5%
EPSS 30.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in class-simple_job_board_resume_download_handler.php in the Simple Board Job plugin 2.9.3 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the sjb_file parameter to wp-admin/post.php.

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-49450)

Exploit prediction

30.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-50721 Wordpress Plugin Simple Job Board 2.9.3 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2022-02-08
  • EDB-49450 Wordpress Plugin Simple Job Board 2.9.3 - Authenticated File Read (Metasploit) webapps, 2021-01-21
  • Nuclei template WordPress Simple Job Board <2.9.4 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • docs.google.com https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TbePkrRGsczepBaJptIdVRvfRrjiC5hjGg_Vxdesw6E/edit?usp=sharing referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161050/Simple-JobBoard-Authenticated-File-Read.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165892/WordPress-Simple-Job-Board-2.9.3-Local-File-Inclusion.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

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