Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-8682Newsup <= 5.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Installation
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Newsup from themeansar. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Newsup theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the newsup_admin_info_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.10. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install the ansar-import plugin.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| themeansar | Newsup | 0 – through 5.0.10 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N