{"id":36150,"date":"2025-05-07T18:36:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:36:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-10T18:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T18:20:14","slug":"cve-2025-1304-unauthorized-file-upload-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1304-unauthorized-file-upload-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-1304: Unauthorized File Upload Vulnerability in NewsBlogger WordPress Theme<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, cyber threats have become a substantial concern for many organizations. One of the latest vulnerabilities discovered is CVE-2025-1304, which affects the NewsBlogger theme for WordPress, a popular CMS (Content Management System). The vulnerability lies within the newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin() function, which lacks a necessary capability check, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39470-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-thimpress-ivy-school-leading-to-php-local-file-inclusion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40895\">leading to potential unauthorized file<\/a> uploads.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability matters because it gives attackers with subscriber-level access the potential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32871-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40852\">upload arbitrary files<\/a> onto the affected site&#8217;s server. In a worst-case scenario, this could result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-42028-critical-vulnerability-in-syngo-fastview-allowing-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40873\">remote code<\/a> execution, compromising the entire system or leading to substantial data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-1304<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-40367-critical-vulnerability-in-syngo-fastview-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40938\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2209508287\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1305-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42514\">NewsBlogger Theme for WordPress<\/a> | Up to and including 0.2.5.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a missing capability check in the newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin() function. This function, present in the NewsBlogger WordPress Theme, fails to properly verify the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43922-unprivileged-local-user-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-filewave-windows-client\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41425\">user&#8217;s privileges<\/a> when uploading a file. As a result, even a user with minimal privileges, such as a subscriber, can upload <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3404-wordpress-download-manager-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41694\">arbitrary files<\/a> onto the server.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3935-viewstate-code-injection-vulnerability-in-screenconnect\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40858\">vulnerability opens the door for a potential remote code<\/a> execution attack. If an attacker uploads a malicious file and is able to execute it, they could potentially gain control of the server, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-34322-inadequate-precaution-in-xen-s-shadow-paging-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40979\">leading to system<\/a> compromise or significant data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-870372753\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2558-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-the-wound-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41008\">vulnerability<\/a> by sending an HTTP POST request with a malicious file:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=newsblogger_upload_file HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;malicious.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/x-php\n&lt;?php echo shell_exec($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, a PHP file that contains a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21821-arbitrary-os-command-execution-vulnerability-in-multiple-tp-link-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41112\">command execution<\/a> function is uploaded. If the server processes this file, it could lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46616-arbitrary-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-quantum-stornext-web-gui-api\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40876\">remote code execution<\/a>, compromising the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, cyber threats have become a substantial concern for many organizations. One of the latest vulnerabilities discovered is CVE-2025-1304, which affects the NewsBlogger theme for WordPress, a popular CMS (Content Management System). The vulnerability lies within the newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin() function, which lacks a necessary capability check, leading to potential unauthorized [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-36150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36150"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37841,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36150\/revisions\/37841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36150"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=36150"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=36150"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=36150"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=36150"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=36150"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=36150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}