CVE-2024-37927
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in NooTheme Jobmonster noo-jobmonster allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Jobmonster: from n/a through <= 4.7.5.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Jobmonster WordPress theme from NooTheme contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability allowing privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists in versions through 4.7.5, where the application incorrectly assigns elevated privileges to certain users or user roles, enabling lower-privileged users to gain administrative or higher-level access they should not possess.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Jobmonster theme is in useIn WordPress admin dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes and verify the active theme is Jobmonster by NooTheme, or check the theme's style.css header file for the theme nameAffected if Jobmonster theme is installed and active
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Identify the installed versionCheck the theme's style.css file (typically in /wp-content/themes/jobmonster/) for the 'Version:' declaration in the header comments, or view theme details in WordPress admin under Appearance > ThemesAffected if Version is 4.7.5 or lower (any version through 4.7.5)
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Audit user accounts for unexpected admin accessIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review each user account's role. Compare assigned roles against expected permissions. Pay attention to any users with Administrator role who should not have that accessAffected if Any user account has Administrator role that was not intentionally assigned that role by a site administrator
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Check for users with elevated capabilitiesUse a user role editor plugin or query the wp_usermeta table to examine capability assignments for non-admin users. Look for users with capabilities like 'manage_options', 'edit_users', or 'delete_users' assigned to non-administrator rolesAffected if Non-administrator user accounts possess administrative-level capabilities
You are affected if Jobmonster theme version 4.7.5 or lower is active AND any user account has been granted administrative access or capabilities without intentional administrator assignment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of Jobmonster if available; otherwise, audit user role assignments and implement strict role-based access control (RBAC) checks throughout the application to ensure users can only access functions appropriate to their assigned role.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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