Jobmonster - Job Board WordPress Theme <= 4.8.1 - Authentication Bypass

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2025-5397
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published October 30, 2025
Last Updated October 31, 2025
Researcher Thái An
Description

The Noo JobMonster theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.1. This is due to the check_login() function not properly verifying a user's identity prior to successfully authenticating them This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass standard authentication and access administrative user accounts. Please note social login needs to be enabled in order for a site to be impacted by this vulnerability.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug noo-jobmonster (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.8.1
Patched Version
  • 4.8.2
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