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CVE-2025-1307: Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-03-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Newscrunch theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check in the newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Affected products

• spicethemes Newscrunch: before 1.8.4.1 — fixed in 1.8.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: spicethemes Newscrunch 1.8.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newscrunch/1.8.3/functions.php#L486
• https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=261789%40newscrunch&new=261789%40newscrunch&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b55567e9-24e6-4738-b7f7-b95b541e6067?source=cve

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