CVE-2024-37928
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 · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in NooTheme Jobmonster allows File Manipulation.This issue affects Jobmonster: from n/a through 4.7.0.
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 confidenceA path traversal vulnerability in NooTheme Jobmonster versions up to 4.7.0 allows attackers to manipulate file paths through improper validation of user-supplied input, potentially enabling unauthorized file access or modification outside the intended restricted directory.
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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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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 installationIdentify if the NooTheme Jobmonster theme/plugin is present in your environment by checking for theme files (typically in wp-content/themes/jobmonster or similar) or the jobmonster plugin directoryAffected if Jobmonster theme or plugin is found in the CMS installation
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Check Jobmonster versionLocate the version file or header for Jobmonster (commonly in style.css for themes or plugin header in main plugin file) and compare the version number to the affected range (up to and including 4.7.0)Affected if Installed version is 4.7.0 or lower
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Identify file operation endpointsReview application code for file handling functions that accept user-supplied path parameters (file uploads, file inclusion, file display features) - look for functions like include, require, file_get_contents, or similar that use request parameters without sanitizationAffected if File operations accept user-controlled path parameters without validation
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Verify input sanitization statusInspect the code handling file path inputs - check if realpath() or similar canonical path resolution is used, and whether paths are validated against an allowlist before file operationsAffected if File path parameters are used directly in file operations without proper path validation or realpath() checks
You are affected if Jobmonster version 4.7.0 or lower is installed AND user-controllable path parameters are used in file operations without sanitization using realpath() or allowlist validation.
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 dataImplement strict input validation using canonical path resolution (realpath) and allowlist validation to ensure file paths remain within permitted directories. All user-supplied file path parameters must be sanitized before use in file operations.
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