WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-12385 Deferred

Smart Slider 3: Sensitive information exposure

Smart Slider 3 is affected by sensitive information exposure. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller. The published affected range is <= 3.5.1.37.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Smart Slider 3
Plugin slug
smart-slider-3
Affected
<= 3.5.1.37
Safe version
> 3.5.1.37
Published
Jul 13, 2026
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

This CVE was published Jul 13, 2026 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Smart Slider 3 to a release after 3.5.1.37, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical 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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources