VsliderWordPress extension · Vibethemes
CVE-2023-22672
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mr.Vibe vSlider Multi Image Slider for WordPress plugin <= 4.1.2 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Mr.Vibe vSlider Multi Image Slider WordPress plugin (versions 4.1.2 and below) allows attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended state-changing actions via malicious requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
VsliderWordPress extension
<= 4.1.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Vibethemes Vslider plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'vSlider Multi Image Slider' or 'Vibethemes Vslider' in the listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Check the installed version numberIn Plugins list, click on the plugin name or view the plugin details to see the version number displayedAffected if The installed version is 4.1.2 or below (any version up to and including 4.1.2)
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Verify the plugin is activeIn Plugins > Installed Plugins, check if the plugin shows as 'Active' under the plugin statusAffected if The plugin is currently activated on the site
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Inspect admin action handlers for nonce verificationAccess the plugin files via FTP or file manager, locate the main plugin PHP file (typically vslider.php or similar), and search for state-changing admin action handlers (functions handling add, delete, update, save operations). Check if these handlers call WordPress nonce verification functions such as wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer(), or check_ajax_referer() before processing the requestAffected if State-changing admin actions lack nonce verification calls and rely solely on user authentication without CSRF protection
You are affected if the Vibethemes Vslider plugin (vSlider Multi Image Slider) is installed at version 4.1.2 or below AND is active, with admin actions missing proper WordPress nonce verification checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing operations (admin actions, form submissions, AJAX requests) and verify the WP nonce verification functions are properly applied; update to a patched version if available.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-22672 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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