Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload
Published Mar 4, 2025
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.53%
Description
The Newscrunch theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products
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- Version -StatusaffectedConstraints<=1.8.4
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spicethemes | Newscrunch | unaffected |
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- < 1.8.4.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Mar 4, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2025-2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (5 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00531) | 42.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00462) | 36.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01468) | 80.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 26.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (3)
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newscrunch/1.8.3/functions.php#L486 Product
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=261789%40newscrunch&new=261789%40newscrunch&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c507681-61e9-4bf0-8fe5-e2f401a7a8be?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.