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CVE-2026-3098: Smart Slider 3 <= 3.5.1.33 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via actionExportAll

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

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.

Affected products

• nextendweb Smart Slider 3: through 3.5.1.33

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.32/Nextend/SmartSlider3/Application/Admin/Sliders/ControllerSliders.php#L57
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3489689/smart-slider-3
• https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-3098/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2ce9caf-2ca2-401c-acc7-76be2fd72f36?source=cve

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