CVE-2025-8682

MEDIUM EPSS 13.4%
Published Oct 11, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 11, 2025 8mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.3
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
13.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

References 3

  • research.cleantalk.org https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-8682
  • themes.trac.wordpress.org https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=292407%40newsup&new=292407%40newsup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/939b408c-ae22-40ce-b500-317150a2da3b?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.