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.
Published: 2025-10-11
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Plugin Installation
Action: Patch Theme
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History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Newsup <= 5.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Installation
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:09:42.289Z

Reserved: 2025-08-06T19:54:30.816Z

Link: CVE-2025-8682

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-14T18:32:01.742Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-10-11T10:15:44.433

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-8682

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T04:00:08Z

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