CVE-2026-4065 PUBLISHED

Smart Slider 3 <= 3.5.1.33 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Slider Data Read and Image Record Manipulation

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 12.03.2026 Published: 07.04.2026 Updated: 08.04.2026

The Smart Slider 3 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to missing capability checks on multiple wp_ajax_smart-slider3 controller actions in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.33. The display_admin_ajax() method does not call checkForCap() (which requires unfiltered_html capability), and several controller actions only validate the nonce (validateToken()) without calling validatePermission(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to enumerate slider metadata and create, modify, and delete image storage records by obtaining the nextend_nonce exposed on post editor pages.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor nextendweb
Product Smart Slider 3
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.5.1.33 (incl.)

Credits

  • darkestmode finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE