WordPress theme
NewsBlogger <= 0.2.5.1 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2025-1304Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤0.2.5.1Update to 0.2.5.2 or newer
All remediation stepsHigh8.8CVSS 3.18.8CISA KEVNot listedAccessLow-privilege account (e.g. subscriber)
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Overview
- Advisory ID
- CVE-2025-1304
- Product
- NewsBlogger newsblogger
- Affected
- ≤0.2.5.1
- Fixed in
- 0.2.5.2
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Required access
- Low-privilege account (e.g. subscriber)
- Published
- · updated
- Credit
- CVE_hunter
- Source
- Wordfence Intelligence
- Affected≤ 0.2.5.1
- Patched in0.2.5.2
Update to 0.2.5.2 or newer.
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
The NewsBlogger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Not sure which version you run? Run a passive check — it reads public files only.
Remediation & mitigations
- Update to version 0.2.5.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
References & provenance
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
- 8.8CVE-2025-128210.2.5.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
- 8.8CVE-2025-1305Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.