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CVE-2025-1304: 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 inclu

high Affects newsblogger (WordPress theme). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 inclu

Package
newsblogger (WordPress theme) WordPress
Affected versions
<0.2.5.2
Fixed in
0.2.5.2
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (66.6th percentile)
Published
2025-05-01
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
NVD recordnewsblogger (WordPress theme) advisories

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