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CVE-2025-5397: Jobmonster - Job Board WordPress Theme <= 4.8.1 - Authentication Bypass

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-31 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-288

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.

Affected products

• NooTheme Jobmonster: through 4.8.1

References

• https://themeforest.net/item/jobmonster-job-board-wordpress-theme/10965446
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6fa4aa8d-d7f1-4e91-bb2c-c9f80a4bb216?source=cve

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