CVE-2025-24533
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MetaSlider Responsive Slider WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects WordPress sites using MetaSlider plugin versions up to 3.92.0. Attackers could modify slider settings or potentially perform other administrative actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- MetaSlider Responsive Slider WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify all slider configurations, inject malicious content into sliders, or potentially chain with other vulnerabilities for more severe impact.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into changing slider settings, embedding malicious content, or disrupting slider functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, impact is limited to slider configuration changes only.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks require social engineering to trick authenticated users. No authentication bypass needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.93.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find MetaSlider plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 3.93.0+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
CSRF Protection Headers
allImplement Content Security Policy headers to restrict script execution sources.
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://apis.google.com;"
Add to nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://apis.google.com;";
Admin Session Management
allImplement shorter admin session timeouts and require re-authentication for sensitive actions.
Add to wp-config.php: define('AUTH_COOKIE_EXPIRATION', 3600); // 1 hour session
Use plugin like 'WP Security Audit Log' to monitor admin actions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable MetaSlider plugin temporarily until patch can be applied.
- Implement web application firewall rules to detect and block CSRF attempts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > MetaSlider > Version. If version is 3.92.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=ml-slider --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify MetaSlider plugin version is 3.93.0 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress logs
- Unexpected slider configuration changes in plugin logs
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php without proper referrer headers
- Requests with ml-slider action parameters from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "CSRF token" AND ("failed" OR "invalid")