Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2026· Updated Apr 24, 2026
CVE-2026-3098
CVE-2026-3098
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.
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.32/Nextend/SmartSlider3/Application/Admin/Sliders/ControllerSliders.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3489689/smart-slider-3nvd
- research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-3098/nvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2ce9caf-2ca2-401c-acc7-76be2fd72f36nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 23, 2026 to March 29, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 2, 2026