CsliderWordPress extension · Julianweinert
CVE-2024-49221
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 julian.weinert cSlider cslider allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects cSlider: from n/a through <= 2.4.2.
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 cSlider WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended state-changing actions (such as modifying slider configurations or settings) by tricking them into visiting malicious websites. The attack exploits the lack of anti-CSRF token validation on the plugin's administrative functions.
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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
CsliderWordPress extension
<= 2.4.2CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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Verify cSlider plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory at wp-content/plugins/cslider/ or view the installed plugins list in the WordPress admin under PluginsAffected if cSlider plugin files exist in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed cSlider versionOpen the main plugin file (cslider.php) or readme.txt in wp-content/plugins/cslider/ and locate the version comment headerAffected if Version is 2.4.2 or lower (any version up to and including 2.4.2)
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Confirm plugin is activeCheck the WordPress admin Plugins page to verify cSlider is activated, or query the wp_options table for the active_plugins optionAffected if cSlider is activated and accessible to administrators
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Inspect admin action files for nonce validationExamine PHP files in wp-content/plugins/cslider/ that handle form submissions or URL-based actions (such as save, update, delete, or settings functions). Look for wp_verify_nonce or check_ajax_referer calls before processing state-changing requestsAffected if State-changing admin functions lack WordPress nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce or check_ajax_referer)
If cSlider version 2.4.2 or lower is installed and active with admin functions that do not validate WordPress nonces, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-49221.
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 WordPress nonces (synchronizer tokens) on all state-changing operations within the plugin, and verify the nonce validity server-side before processing any administrative requests.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- 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-2024-49221 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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