CVE-2024-10578: Pubnews <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The Pubnews theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the pubnews_importer_plugin_action_for_notice() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be leveraged to exploit other vulnerabilities.

Affected products

blazethemes Pubnews: through 1.0.7

References

https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pubnews/1.0.7/inc/admin/admin.php#L1017
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/250743/pubnews/1.0.8?contextall=1&old=245552&old_path=%2Fpubnews%2F1.0.7
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7eaa0117-5320-431f-b3d2-05a867901528?source=cve

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