CVE-2025-1306 HIGH

CVE-2025-1306: Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload

Vendor Spicethemes
Product Newscrunch
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published March 4, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 4, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated