CVE-2025-1305
Published: 01 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-1305 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Spicethemes Newsblogger. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 20.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The NewsBlogger theme for WordPress is affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in all versions through 0.2.5.4. The flaw stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin() function, which is tracked under CWE-352 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue to upload arbitrary files and obtain remote code execution by submitting a forged request, provided they first trick a site administrator into clicking a malicious link or performing another action that triggers the vulnerable function.
The supplied references point to the vulnerable code in the theme repository and a Wordfence threat-intel entry but contain no explicit mitigation guidance or patch details. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0121 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-15124
Vulnerability details
The NewsBlogger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.5.4. 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…
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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.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.