CVE-2025-8682

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 3.1

4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 16% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-862

Published

2025-10-11

Modified

2026-10-08

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• 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=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/939b408c-ae22-40ce-b500-317150a2da3b?source=cve

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