CVE-2025-59579
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Simple Job Board WordPress plugin allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data from job applications, such as personal information or credentials. It affects all WordPress sites using Simple Job Board version 2.13.7 or earlier. The vulnerability exposes data that should remain confidential within the application.
💻 Affected Systems
- PressTigers Simple Job Board WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could extract all sensitive data from job applications including personal identification information, contact details, and potentially credentials, leading to identity theft, credential stuffing attacks, or targeted phishing campaigns.
Likely Case
Attackers harvest personal information from job applications for spam, phishing, or credential reuse attacks against users who reuse passwords across services.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to data exposure that can be detected and contained through incident response procedures.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability involves retrieving embedded sensitive data, which typically requires minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is understood.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.13.8 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Simple Job Board and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 2.13.8 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the Simple Job Board plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate simple-job-board
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall rules to restrict access to job board endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit who can access job application data
- Monitor application logs for unusual data retrieval patterns and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Simple Job Board version. If version is 2.13.7 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get simple-job-board --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.13.8 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to job application endpoints
- Multiple requests for embedded data from single IPs
- Requests bypassing normal application flow
Network Indicators:
- Abnormal traffic to /wp-content/plugins/simple-job-board/ endpoints
- Patterns of data extraction from application forms
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/simple-job-board/" OR plugin="simple-job-board") AND status=200 | stats count by src_ip