Description
The Newscrunch theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check in the newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4.1. 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.
Published: 2025-03-04
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 20.4% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:45:00 +0000

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Description The Newscrunch theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check in the newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4.1. 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.
Title Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:17:09.343Z

Reserved: 2025-02-14T19:07:01.515Z

Link: CVE-2025-1307

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-04T15:29:09.009Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-03-04T05:15:14.233

Modified: 2025-03-04T05:15:14.233

Link: CVE-2025-1307

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-09T15:00:11Z

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