NewsBlogger <= 0.2.5.6 - 0.2.5.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
cve-program · CVE-2025-12821
PublishedThe NewsBlogger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions 0.2.5.6 to 0.2.5.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is due to a reverted fix of CVE-2025-1305.
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cve-program · CVE-2025-12821
PublishedNewsBlogger <= 0.2.5.6 - 0.2.5.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
The NewsBlogger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions 0.2.5.6 to 0.2.5.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is due to a reverted fix of CVE-2025-1305.
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- 19 Feb 2026 03:25:16 UTC
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- 14 Sep 2026 22:25:52 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H