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Newscrunch Vulnerabilities

4 known security issues reported for the Newscrunch WordPress theme. Most recent disclosed Mar 3, 2025.

1 critical 1 high

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Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload

high

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...

CVSS:
8.8
Affected:
up to 1.8.4
Fixed in:
1.8.4.1
Disclosed:
Mar 3, 2025

CVE-2025-1306 on NVD →

Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

critical

The Newscrunch theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check in the newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbit...

CVSS:
9.8
Affected:
up to 1.8.4
Fixed in:
1.8.4.1
Disclosed:
Mar 3, 2025

CVE-2025-1307 on NVD →

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