CVE-2025-14454 Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel <= 2.7.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Slider Deletion

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can trick administrators into deleting arbitrary sliders via CSRF due to missing nonce validation in the WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-14454?

CVE-2025-14454 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ays-pro Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel, published on 13 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the bulk delete functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary sliders via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14454?

How do I fix CVE-2025-14454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-14454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cqch-5xm2-q4vg.

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