CVE-2026-4065

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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.32/Nextend/Framework/Image/ControllerAjaxImage.php#L37
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.32/Nextend/SmartSlider3/Application/Admin/Sliders/ControllerAjaxSliders.php#L26
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.32/Nextend/SmartSlider3/Platform/WordPress/Admin/AdminHelper.php#L155
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.32/Nextend/SmartSlider3/Platform/WordPress/HelperTinyMCE.php#L30
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/trunk/Nextend/SmartSlider3/Platform/WordPress/Admin/AdminHelper.php#L155
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3489689%40smart-slider-3%2Ftrunk&old=3439582%40smart-slider-3%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53a08b59-b7e0-419a-bfc3-528bcddb1ac2?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

07 Apr 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-07 22:16

Updated : 2026-04-27 19:04

NVD link : CVE-2026-4065

Mitre link : CVE-2026-4065

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4065

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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