spicethemes Newscrunch Plugin up to 1.8.4 on WordPress newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin authorization

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A vulnerability has been found in spicethemes Newscrunch Plugin up to 1.8.4 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects the function newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-1307. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in spicethemes Newscrunch Plugin up to 1.8.4 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects the function newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Chloe Chamberland. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-1307 since 02/14/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/04/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• spicethemes

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• Newscrunch Plugin

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• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4

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