# CVE-2020-36642: trampgeek jobe LanguageTask.php run\_in\_sandbox command injection

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2023-01-06 · Updated: 2025-04-10

## Affected

- trampgeek jobe: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6

## Description

A vulnerability was found in trampgeek jobe up to 1.6.x and classified as critical. This issue affects the function run_in_sandbox of the file application/libraries/LanguageTask.php. The manipulation leads to command injection. Upgrading to version 1.7.0 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 8f43daf50c943b98eaf0c542da901a4a16e85b02. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217553 was assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on trampgeek jobe, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.217553
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217553
- https://github.com/trampgeek/jobe/issues/39
- https://github.com/trampgeek/jobe/commit/8f43daf50c943b98eaf0c542da901a4a16e85b02
- https://github.com/trampgeek/jobe/releases/tag/v1.7.0

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