{"id":36151,"date":"2025-05-07T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:30:20","slug":"cve-2025-1305-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1305-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-1305: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability in NewsBlogger WordPress Theme<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-1305 is a security vulnerability in the NewsBlogger theme for WordPress. This vulnerability allows Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), a type of malicious exploit where unauthorized commands are performed on behalf of an authenticated user, due to incorrect nonce validation in a critical function. The affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4317-thegem-wordpress-theme-vulnerability-leading-to-arbitrary-file-uploads\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48174\">theme is used by thousands of WordPress<\/a> bloggers, which puts a significant number of sites at risk. A successful exploit can lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-40367-critical-vulnerability-in-syngo-fastview-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40937\">potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, thereby causing significant damage to the site owner and its visitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-1305<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50612-escalation-of-privileges-and-data-leakage-in-fit2cloud-cloud-explorer-lite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41270\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-519009441\" 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-2025-1304-unauthorized-file-upload-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42409\">NewsBlogger WordPress<\/a> Theme |<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35994-critical-array-index-validation-vulnerabilities-in-gtkwave\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41991\">vulnerability lies in the nonce validation<\/a> of the `newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin()` function. A nonce is a security token used to protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-3604-data-validation-vulnerability-in-contact-form-entries-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52163\">WordPress URLs and forms<\/a> against certain types of misuse, malicious or otherwise. In this case, missing or incorrect nonce validation can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-7032-security-flaw-allowing-privilege-escalation-through-untrusted-data-deserialization\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48175\">allow an attacker to evade the security<\/a> measures and perform CSRF attacks. The attacker can trick a site administrator into clicking on a malicious link, which forges a request that uploads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3404-wordpress-download-manager-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41696\">arbitrary files<\/a>. This, in turn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-42028-critical-vulnerability-in-syngo-fastview-allowing-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40872\">allows remote code<\/a> execution by the attacker, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3602476914\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3638-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-moodle-s-brickfield-tool\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41501\">CSRF attack exploiting this vulnerability<\/a> might look. The attacker creates a malicious link or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46558-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-xwiki-s-markdown-syntax\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42231\">script that sends a POST request to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=newsblogger_install_and_activate_plugin HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nplugin=malicious_plugin.zip&amp;nonce=...<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker has replaced the `plugin` parameter with a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13418-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-multiple-wordpress-plugins-and-themes\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42940\">file<\/a> and used a forged `nonce` value. When clicked by an unsuspecting website administrator, this request would be sent and processed by the server, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47884-jenkins-openid-connect-provider-plugin-vulnerability-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52164\">leading to the installation and activation of a malicious plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3906-unauthorized-data-modification-vulnerability-in-wordpress-eduzz-and-woocommerce-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40908\">WordPress site from this vulnerability<\/a>, it is advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it&#8217;s available. Until then, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These systems can help detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35989-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-s-lxt2-zlib-block-allocation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41961\">block malicious traffic that attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. Furthermore, administrators should be wary of clicking on unverified links to prevent CSRF attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-1305 is a security vulnerability in the NewsBlogger theme for WordPress. This vulnerability allows Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), a type of malicious exploit where unauthorized commands are performed on behalf of an authenticated user, due to incorrect nonce validation in a critical function. 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