CVE-2025-23661 HIGH

CVE-2025-23661: WordPress NV Slider plugin <= 1.6 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Vendor Ryscript
Product NV Slider
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ryscript NV Slider nv-slider allows Stored XSS.This issue affects NV Slider: from n/a through <= 1.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

NV Slider versions 1.6 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the slider without their knowledge. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the site. This can lead to unauthorized changes to slider configuration or content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the slider (modify settings, content) by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify slider settings or content without authorization if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in to the site and visit an attacker-controlled webpage while authenticated.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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