Stored Cross-Site Scripting in MetaSlider Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-1062

3.5LOW

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Slider, Gallery, And Carousel By Metaslider
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 March 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The MetaSlider plugin for WordPress prior to version 3.95.0 is susceptible to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks due to improper sanitization and escaping of certain settings. This vulnerability allows high privilege users, such as administrators, to execute malicious scripts, even in environments where unfiltered HTML capabilities are restricted, like multisite setups. As a result, an attacker could exploit this flaw to compromise site integrity and user data.

Affected Version(s)

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider 0 < 3.95.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-1062 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/657b355b-e38f-46d6-b574-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.5
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.