# CVE-2024-7762: Simple Job Board < 2.12.6 - Unauthenticated Resumes Download

> Unauthenticated attackers can list and download uploaded resumes due to missing access controls in the Simple Job Board plugin.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p9xg-r2f4-c78v

## What is CVE-2024-7762?

CVE-2024-7762 is a low-severity vulnerability in Unknown Simple Job Board, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7762?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Presstigers Simple Job Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7762?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7762 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7762 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple Job Board

- [CVE-2024-1813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1813/): Simple Job Board <= 2.11.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Job Application Fields (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7351/): Simple Job Board <= 2.12.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) PHP Object Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-7761](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7761/): Simple Job Board < 2.12.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-18498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18498/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-39328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39328/): Simple Job Board <= 2.9.4 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7762 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7762 is a low-severity vulnerability in Unknown Simple Job Board, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7762 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Simple Job Board. 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-2024-7762/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7762/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7762
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7762
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7762

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7762/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.