Medium severity · published Jul 13, 2026
CVE-2026-12385
Smart Slider 3 <= 3.5.1.37 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via WP_Query Parameter Injection via 'keyword' Parameter
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SS
Smart Slider 3 · nextendweb
through 3.5.1.37 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12385
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12385
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Content/ControllerAjaxContent.php#L15
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Content/ControllerAjaxContent.php#L22
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Content/WordPress/WordPressContent.php#L20
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Content/WordPress/WordPressContent.php#L45
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Form/WordPress/PlatformForm.php#L22
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3599123/smart-slider-3
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