CVE-2024-0593
Published: 21 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0593 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Presstigers Simple Job Board. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Simple Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data access stemming from insufficient authorization checks in the fetch_quick_job() function. This flaw affects all versions through 2.10.8 and is tracked as CWE-862, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 that reflects network-accessible exploitation with low attack complexity and no required privileges.
Unauthenticated attackers can invoke the affected AJAX handler to retrieve arbitrary WordPress posts, including those marked private or protected by passwords, thereby exposing sensitive information without authentication or user interaction.
A fix is available via the referenced changeset in the plugin's class-simple-job-board-ajax.php file, which Wordfence and the WordPress plugin repository indicate resolves the missing authorization logic; site administrators should apply the update to the current release.
EPSS for this CVE rose from lower values to a peak of 0.1193 on 2026-01-13 before receding to the current 0.0669, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16386
Vulnerability details
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…
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arbitrary posts, which can be password protected or private and contain sensitive information.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.