CVE-2025-8418

B Slider- Gutenberg Slider Block for WP <= 1.1.30 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation

highMissing Authorization
8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS Score
high
Severity
2.0.0
Patched in
1d
Time to patch

Description

The B Slider- Gutenberg Slider Block for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Plugin Installation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.30. This is due to missing capability checks on the activated_plugin function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins on the server which can make remote code execution possible.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.1.30
PublishedAugust 11, 2025
Last updatedAugust 12, 2025
Affected pluginb-slider

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