CVE-2025-8682Newsup <= 5.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Installation
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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
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
themeansar Newsup themeansar:newsup (from the name) | through 5.0.10 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/939b408c-ae22-40ce-b500-317150a2da3b?source=cve
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-8682
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=292407%40newsup&new=292407%40newsup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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