CVE-2024-37927
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-37927 is an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in the NooTheme Jobmonster WordPress theme. Attackers can exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges without authentication. All WordPress sites using Jobmonster theme versions up to 4.7.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- NooTheme Jobmonster WordPress Theme
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover where attackers gain full administrative control, install backdoors, steal sensitive data, deface the website, or use the compromised site for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers gain administrative access to modify content, install malicious plugins/themes, access user data, and potentially compromise the entire WordPress installation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation, regular backups, and monitoring that allows quick detection and recovery.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit details available on Patchstack, making this easily exploitable by attackers with basic WordPress knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 4.7.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/noo-jobmonster/wordpress-jobmonster-theme-4-7-0-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check if Jobmonster theme update is available. 4. Update to version 4.7.1 or later. 5. If no update appears, download latest version from official sources and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Jobmonster Theme
allTemporarily switch to a different WordPress theme until patched
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
wp theme deactivate jobmonster
Restrict Access
linuxLimit access to WordPress admin area using IP whitelisting
# Add to .htaccess for Apache: Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
# Add to nginx config: allow 192.168.1.0/24; deny all;
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately disable the Jobmonster theme and switch to a secure alternative theme
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes for Jobmonster theme version. If version is 4.7.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --name=jobmonster --fields=name,status,versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Jobmonster theme version is 4.7.1 or higher in WordPress admin > Appearance > Themes.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user role changes in WordPress user logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin login from new IP
- Theme/plugin installation from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to theme-specific endpoints with privilege escalation parameters
- Unusual traffic to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or theme API endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("user_role_changed" OR "capabilities_modified" OR "admin_user_created")🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/noo-jobmonster/wordpress-jobmonster-theme-4-7-0-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/noo-jobmonster/wordpress-jobmonster-theme-4-7-0-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
