CVE-2025-24533
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 MetaSlider Responsive Slider by MetaSlider ml-slider allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Responsive Slider by MetaSlider: from n/a through <= 3.92.0.
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 MetaSlider WordPress plugin allows attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended actions by tricking them into visiting malicious pages. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 3.92.0, indicating the plugin lacks proper anti-CSRF tokens on state-changing operations.
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CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 MetaSlider plugin is installedCheck if the metaplider folder exists in wp-content/plugins/ directory or look for MetaSlider in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if MetaSlider plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed MetaSlider versionOpen the main plugin file (ml-slider.php or similar) in wp-content/plugins/ and locate the 'Version:' header comment, or view the plugin details in WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if Version is 3.92.0 or lower (any version up to and including 3.92.0)
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Confirm state-changing operations lack nonce protectionExamine PHP files in the MetaSlider plugin directory for form submissions and AJAX handlers; search for missing wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer calls on functions that modify slideshows, slides, or settingsAffected if State-changing actions (creating/editing/deleting slides or slideshows) do not validate WordPress nonces
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Verify admin authentication requirementConfirm that the affected endpoints require administrator-level privileges by checking capability checks (current_user_can with appropriate permissions) in the plugin codeAffected if The plugin requires admin authentication but does not validate request origin via nonces, meaning a logged-in admin could be tricked into performing actions
If MetaSlider version 3.92.0 or lower is installed AND the plugin code lacks wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer calls on state-changing operations, the installation is vulnerable to CVE-2025-24533.
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 (wp_nonce_field and wp_verify_nonce) on all form submissions and AJAX requests within the plugin to validate request origin and intent.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-24533 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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