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.
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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2025-10-11T09:28:39.133Z
Updated: 2025-10-14T18:45:32.811Z
Reserved: 2025-08-06T19:54:30.816Z
Link: CVE-2025-8682
Updated: 2025-10-14T18:32:01.742Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-10-11T10:15:44.433
Modified: 2025-10-14T19:36:59.730
Link: CVE-2025-8682
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