CVE-2025-8418CWE-862

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

High · published August 12, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
49.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00627 · 49.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2025-08-12T06:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 AUG 06:42Z
    B Slider- Gutenberg Slider Block for WP <= 1.1.30 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
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