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GHSA-VGX8-59X9-V7V9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-27 06:31 – Updated: 2026-04-08 21:33

Details

The Smart Slider 3 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.33 via the 'actionExportAll' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2026-3098 (GCVE-0-2026-3098)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-27 03:37 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:29

Title

Smart Slider 3 <= 3.5.1.33 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via actionExportAll

Summary

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3489…
	https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-3098/

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	nextendweb	Smart Slider 3	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.5.1.33 (semver)

Credits

Dmitrii Ignatyev

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-VGX8-59X9-V7V9

CVE-2026-3098 (GCVE-0-2026-3098)

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