# CVE-2020-8440: File upload in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution by uploading a malicious PHP script as a resume in Simplejobscript SJS.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6fj3-6688-5jh7

## What is CVE-2020-8440?

CVE-2020-8440 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

controllers/page_apply.php in Simplejobscript.com SJS through 1.66 is prone to unauthenticated Remote Code Execution by uploading a PHP script as a resume.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8440?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simplejobscript Simplejobscript.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-8645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8645/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7229/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-25498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25498/): Simple Job Script SQL Injection via searched Endpoint (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25499/): Simple Job Script SQL Injection via get_job_applications_ajax.php (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25500/): Simple Job Script SQL Injection via register-recruiters endpoint (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8440 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8440 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8440/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8440/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8440
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8440
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8440

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8440/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.