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Vulnerability · 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 versi

Published May 1, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · NewsBlogger

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-1304. EPSS is 1.14%. Act only if a listed version of NewsBlogger is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.14%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor spicethemes NewsBlogger 0 ≤0.2.5.1

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 including, 0.2.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

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  • vendor spicethemes NewsBlogger 0 ≤0.2.5.10 ≤0.2.5.1

How to fix CVE-2025-1304

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-1304. EPSS is 1.14%. Act only if a listed version of NewsBlogger is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with spicethemes NewsBlogger 0 ≤0.2.5.1 0 ≤0.2.5.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 including, 0.2.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 including, 0.2.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-1304

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-15125

    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 including, 0.2.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscrib

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.