CVE-2025-8418

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

Published: Aug 12, 2025Updated: Aug 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862

8.8HIGH

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

bplugins

commercialaka bslider, button block, bplugins html5 video player

bSlider – Create Responsive Image, Post, Product, and Video SlidersOn-premCMS Plugin

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

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References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/b-slider/tags/1.1.28/adminMenu.php#L124

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3342079/b-slider/trunk/adminMenu.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/deffd646-5117-4086-bf4b-8a17ffdaad8b?source=cve

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