WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-6490 Analyzed

Master Slider: Cross-site request forgery

Master Slider is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Master Slider
Plugin slug
master-slider
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 26, 2024
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jul 26, 2024 and is one of 20 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Master Slider to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

During testing of the Master Slider WordPress plugin through 3.9.10, a CSRF vulnerability was found, which allows an unauthorized user to manipulate requests on behalf of the victim and thereby delete all of the sliders inside Master Slider WordPress plugin through 3.9.10.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary and upstream sources