CVE-2025-8682

MEDIUM

Newsup theme <5.0.10 - Unauth Plugin Install

Title source: llm

Description

The Newsup theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the newsup_admin_info_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.10. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install the ansar-import plugin.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=292407%40newsup&new=292407%40newsup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Various Sources

https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-8682

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/939b408c-ae22-40ce-b500-317150a2da3b?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0023

EPSS Percentile 13.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (1)

themeansar/Newsup < 5.0.10

Published Oct 11, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026