Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2026· Updated Jul 14, 2026
Smart Slider 3 <= 3.5.1.37 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via WP_Query Parameter Injection via 'keyword' Parameter
CVE-2026-12385
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.
Affected products
1- Range: <=3.5.1.37
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Content/ControllerAjaxContent.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Content/ControllerAjaxContent.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Content/WordPress/WordPressContent.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Content/WordPress/WordPressContent.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.37/Nextend/Framework/Form/WordPress/PlatformForm.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3599123/smart-slider-3mitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a782d975-74ce-4265-9312-435b3585a5c6mitre
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 13, 2026 to July 19, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 23, 2026