CVE-2025-1304 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsblogger/0.2.5.5/functions.php?annotate=blame&rev=269615#file2 https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsblogger/0.2/functions.php#L440 https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsblogger/0.2/functions.php#L461 https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsblogger/0.2/functions.php#L470 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/85cea6b5-d57b-495e-a504-a0c1ba691637?source=cve

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8