---
id: CVE-2025-5397
title: >-
  The Noo JobMonster theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass
  in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.1
summary: >-
  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
  authentic…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-288
published: '2025-10-31'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5397'
references:
  - url: 'https://themeforest.net/item/jobmonster-job-board-wordpress-theme/10965446'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6fa4aa8d-d7f1-4e91-bb2c-c9f80a4bb216?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00795
epssPercentile: 0.55052
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.912Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.