Description
The Smart Slider 3 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.37 via the 'keyword' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract titles and full content excerpts of private, draft, pending, trashed, and auto-draft posts authored by any user, including Administrators and Editors. The required nonce is emitted on /wp-admin/post-new.php, which is accessible to Contributor-level users via the edit_posts capability, meaning any Contributor can obtain the nonce needed to trigger the injection.
Problem types
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Product status
Any version
Timeline
| 2026-06-16: | Vendor Notified |
| 2026-07-13: | Disclosed |
Credits
Yuvraj Tomar
References
www.wordfence.com/...-74ce-4265-9312-435b3585a5c6?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...WordPress/WordPressContent.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...WordPress/WordPressContent.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tent/ControllerAjaxContent.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tent/ControllerAjaxContent.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...orm/WordPress/PlatformForm.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3599123/smart-slider-3