CVE-2025-8481 Blog Designer For Elementor – Post Slider, Post Carousel, Post Grid <= 1.1.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into installing a malicious plugin via CSRF, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2025-8481?
CVE-2025-8481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mdimran41 Blog Designer For Elementor – Post Slider, Post Carousel, Post Grid, published on 11 Sep 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 Blog Designer For Elementor – Post Slider, Post Carousel, Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.1.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the bdfe_install_activate_rswpbs_only function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install the 'rs-wp-books-showcase' plugin 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-2025-8481?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8481?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-8481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2m5-7mfc-pj5x.