CVE-2025-8418 – WordPress B Slider-Gutenberg Slider Block Plugin Arbitrary Plugin Installation Vulnerability

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-8418 vulnerability over time.

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impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/b-slider/tags/1.1.28/adminMenu.php#L124
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3342079/b-slider/trunk/adminMenu.php
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/deffd646-5117-4086-bf4b-8a17ffdaad8b?source=cve
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