CVE-2025-8446Network attack vector

Subscriber-level plugin installation via missing capability check

Published Sep 16, 2025 · Updated Sep 16, 2025

Missing authorization in BlazeThemes Blaze Demo Importer 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to install selected plugins. The blaze_demo_importer_install_plugin function installs and activates a requested plugin without verifying the caller's WordPress capability. Subscriber-level access is sufficient only when News Kit Elementor Addons and a BlazeThemes theme are installed and active, limiting the consequence to supported plugins.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in BlazeThemes Blaze Demo Importer 1.0.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to install selected plugins. The blaze_demo_importer_install_plugin function installs and activates a requested plugin without verifying the caller's WordPress capability. Subscriber-level access is sufficient only when News Kit Elementor Addons and a BlazeThemes theme are installed and active, limiting the consequence to supported plugins.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-8446
Published
Sep 16, 2025
Updated
Sep 16, 2025
Vendor
BlazeThemes
Product
Blaze Demo Importer
Classifications
CWE-862
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=1.0.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

BlazeThemes · Blaze Demo Importerversion=* <=1.0.12

Published CVSS scores

4.3WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization

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