CVE-2025-1305: The NewsBlogger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.5.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the newsblogger_i

high Affects newsblogger (WordPress theme). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2025-05-01; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The NewsBlogger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.5.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the newsblogger_i

Package: newsblogger (WordPress theme) WordPress
Affected versions: <0.2.5.5
Fixed in: 0.2.5.5
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (33.4th percentile)
Published: 2025-05-01
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352

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