CVE-2025-1305
NewsBlogger <= 0.2.5.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The NewsBlogger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.5.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
| CWE | CWE-352 |
| Vendor | spicethemes |
| Product | newsblogger |
| Published | May 1, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
spicethemes / NewsBlogger
0 ≤ 0.2.5.4
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7b2cac27-4a36-490f-b2d8-3c6f32843a38?source=cve themes.trac.wordpress.org: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsblogger/0.2/functions.php#L440 themes.trac.wordpress.org: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=269615%40newsblogger&new=269615%40newsblogger&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Credits
Gibran Abdillah