CVE-2025-5397 | The Noo JobMonster theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Auth… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-5397
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 2025-05-30 16:34 UTC
Published: 2025-10-31 06:42 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-08 16:59 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-288
CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Cha…
Vendor / Product: Unknown / Noo JobMonster
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Unknown	Noo JobMonster	—	0 ≤ 4.8.1

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-288	cna	CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)