CVE-2025-1305: spicethemes newsblogger Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-1305 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in spicethemes newsblogger. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 0.2.5.5.
Timeline
- 01-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- wordfenceSource8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
32%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.03 pp
From 0.37% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Spicethemes1 product
- newsblogger≤ 0.2.5.4 | < 0.2.5.5
Wordpress1 product
- newsblogger≤ 0.2.5.4 (fixed in 0.2.5.5)
2 vendors · 2 products