Is CVE-2025-8418 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-8418 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-8418?

CVE-2025-8418 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-8418?

CVE-2025-8418 has an EPSS score of 0.55% (42th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-8418

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The B Slider- Gutenberg Slider Block for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Plugin Installation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.30. This is due to missing capability checks on the activated_plugin function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins on the server which can make remote code execution possible.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

42ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-12.