CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-9197
The Smart Slider 3 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.36 via the replaceHTMLImage function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Smart Slider 3","vendor":"nextendweb","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"3.5.1.36","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":4.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:37d8909a9c0701b16550ae9dbc7aeb03806b01bb018bc65ad633f4752de5daba · sha256:dce7a9d778e89d39… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
5 source assertions{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/trunk/Nextend/SmartSlider3/Application/Admin/Slider/ControllerSlider.php#L261"}
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/trunk/Nextend/SmartSlider3/BackupSlider/ExportSlider.php#L312"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:37d8909a9c0701b16550ae9dbc7aeb03806b01bb018bc65ad633f4752de5daba · sha256:dce7a9d778e89d39… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/trunk/Nextend/SmartSlider3/BackupSlider/ExportSlider.php#L404"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:37d8909a9c0701b16550ae9dbc7aeb03806b01bb018bc65ad633f4752de5daba · sha256:dce7a9d778e89d39… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3552076%40smart-slider-3&new=3552076%40smart-slider-3&sfp_email=&sfph_mail="}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:37d8909a9c0701b16550ae9dbc7aeb03806b01bb018bc65ad633f4752de5daba · sha256:dce7a9d778e89d39… · /containers/cna/references/4
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/059c2d6d-1296-4463-96ae-a95ba7dad70a?source=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:37d8909a9c0701b16550ae9dbc7aeb03806b01bb018bc65ad633f4752de5daba · sha256:dce7a9d778e89d39… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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