Vulnerabilities > CVE-2025-1304
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- 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