CVE-2025-8481
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Publication date: 2025-09-11

Last updated on: 2025-09-11

Assigner: Wordfence

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.
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Published
2025-09-11
Last Modified
2025-09-11
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-8481
EUVD
EUVD-2025-27649
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wordpress rs_wp_books_showcase *
wordpress blog_designer_for_elementor 1.1.7
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CWE ID Description
CWE-352 The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the Blog Designer For Elementor plugin for WordPress, specifically in version 1.1.7. It occurs because the plugin does not properly validate nonces in the bdfe_install_activate_rswpbs_only function. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a site administrator into performing an unintended action, such as installing the 'rs-wp-books-showcase' plugin, by sending a forged request.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a site administrator to unknowingly install a potentially malicious plugin on the WordPress site. This could lead to unauthorized changes or compromise of the site, as the attacker leverages the administrator's privileges through a forged request.

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