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CVE-2025-5337

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 14, 2025
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘aria-label’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.98.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected WordPress components

  • Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider Plugin · ml-slider
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 3.98.0
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • metaslider Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider — Up to and including 3.98.0
  • metaslider slider\,_gallery\,_and_carousel — Before 3.99.0

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ml-slider/tags/3.98.0/assets/metaslider/script.js#L11 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3309932/ml-slider/tags/3.99.0/assets/metaslider/script.js Patch
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/ml-slider/#developers Product
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e6492e5-a506-4d77-96d2-08f700b6ee76?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record