CVE-2025-8682 Newsup <= 5.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Installation
Unauthenticated attackers can install plugins due to missing capability checks, potentially leading to code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8682?
CVE-2025-8682 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeansar Newsup, published on 11 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8682?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8682?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8682 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-8682 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8682 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qmq-qcpw-x7qq.