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Simple Job Board vulnerabilities
Simple Job Board has 8 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 15 May 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 8
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 2.14.5
- Last updated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 15 May 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security weakness CVE-2024-7762 | Low 3.7 | Before 2.12.6 | Fixed in 2.12.6 | 15 May 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-7761 | Medium 6.1 | Before 2.12.2 | Fixed in 2.12.2 | 15 May 2025 |
| PHP object injection CVE-2024-7351 | High 7.2 | Before 2.12.4 | Fixed in 2.12.4 | 24 Aug 2024 |
| PHP object injection CVE-2024-1813 | Critical 9.8 | Before 2.11.1 | Fixed in 2.11.1 | 9 Apr 2024 |
| Broken access control CVE-2024-0593 | Medium 5.3 | Before 2.11.0 | Fixed in 2.11.0 | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2022-2558 | Medium 5.3 | Before 2.10.0 | Fixed in 2.10.0 | 22 Aug 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-39328 | Medium 5.5 | Up to 2.9.4 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.14.5) | 21 Oct 2021 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2017-18498 | Medium 6.1 | Before 2.4.4 | Fixed in 2.4.4 | 13 Aug 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-7762, 15 May 2025
- The Simple Job Board WordPress plugin before 2.12.6 does not prevent uploaded files from being listed, allowing unauthenticated users to access and download uploaded resumes CVE record
- CVE-2024-7761, 15 May 2025
- In the process of testing the Simple Job Board WordPress plugin before 2.12.2, a vulnerability was found that allows you to implement Stored XSS on behalf of the editor by embedding malicious script, which entails account takeover backdoor CVE record
- CVE-2024-7351, 24 Aug 2024
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2024-1813, 9 Apr 2024
- The Simple Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.0 via deserialization of untrusted input in the job_board_applicant_list_columns_value function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. 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 when a submitted job application is viewed. CVE record
- CVE-2024-0593, 21 Feb 2024
- 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 record
- CVE-2022-2558, 22 Aug 2022
- The Simple Job Board WordPress plugin before 2.10.0 is susceptible to Directory Listing which allows the public listing of uploaded resumes in certain configurations. CVE record
- CVE-2021-39328, 21 Oct 2021
- The Simple Job Board WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping on the $job_board_privacy_policy_label variable echo'd out via the ~/admin/settings/class-simple-job-board-settings-privacy.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 2.9.4. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled. CVE record
- CVE-2017-18498, 13 Aug 2019
- The simple-job-board plugin before 2.4.4 for WordPress has reflected XSS via keyword search. CVE record
What to do if you run Simple Job Board
If you run Simple Job Board, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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