---
id: CVE-2025-8682
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 fo…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-10-11'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T13:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8682'
references:
  - url: 'https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-8682'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=292407%40newsup&new=292407%40newsup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/939b408c-ae22-40ce-b500-317150a2da3b?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00249
epssPercentile: 0.14867
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T13:42:55.108Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.