CVE-2025-58676
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the extendyourweb HORIZONTAL SLIDER WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when users visit compromised pages. This affects all WordPress sites using HORIZONTAL SLIDER versions up to 2.4. The vulnerability enables stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks through forged requests.
💻 Affected Systems
- extendyourweb HORIZONTAL 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 inject persistent malicious scripts that steal administrator credentials, hijack user sessions, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites when administrators or users view compromised slider content.
Likely Case
Attackers create forged requests that trick administrators into adding malicious JavaScript to slider content, leading to session hijacking or credential theft for users viewing the compromised slider.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack would fail as unauthorized requests would be rejected before any script injection occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF to XSS chain requires social engineering to trick authenticated users but is technically simple to execute once the malicious request is crafted.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'HORIZONTAL SLIDER' and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. If no update appears, manually download version 2.5+ from WordPress.org and replace the plugin files via FTP/SFTP or file manager.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched to prevent exploitation.
wp plugin deactivate horizontal-slider
CSRF Protection Middleware
allImplement additional CSRF protection at the web application firewall or WordPress level.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove or disable the HORIZONTAL SLIDER plugin entirely.
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS impact.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for HORIZONTAL SLIDER version. If version is 2.4 or lower, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get horizontal-slider --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm HORIZONTAL SLIDER plugin version is 2.5 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to horizontal-slider admin endpoints without referrer headers
- Unexpected JavaScript injection in slider content or database entries
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns with forged requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path="*horizontal-slider*") AND http_method="POST" AND referrer=""