High severity · published Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-3017
Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post Carousel & Slider, and List Category Posts <= 3.0.12 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
7.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post Carousel & Slider, and List Category Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.12 via deserialization of untrusted input in the import_shortcodes() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post Carousel & Slider, and List Category Posts · shapedplugin
through 3.0.12 · source: vendor
Affected product
SP
Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post Carousel & Slider, and List Category Posts
shapedplugin
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3017
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3017
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3490703/post-carousel
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45690747-0b8d-4e2e-8dd0-07c12791c064?source=cve
