CVE-2026-12385: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in nextendweb Smart Slider 3
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-12385 is a sensitive information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin. It affects all versions up to and including 3.5.1.37. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions can leverage the 'keyword' parameter along with a nonce available on /wp-admin/post-new.php to retrieve titles and full content excerpts of posts in various non-public states authored by any user, including high-privilege roles. The vulnerability arises because the plugin improperly restricts access to this data, allowing unauthorized disclosure of private content.
Potential Impact
Confidentiality is impacted as unauthorized users with contributor-level access can view sensitive content from private, draft, pending, trashed, and auto-draft posts authored by any user, including administrators and editors. There is no reported impact on integrity or availability. The exposure could lead to information disclosure within the WordPress environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from nextendweb regarding an official fix.
CVE-2026-12385: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in nextendweb Smart Slider 3
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-12385 is a sensitive information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin. It affects all versions up to and including 3.5.1.37. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions can leverage the 'keyword' parameter along with a nonce available on /wp-admin/post-new.php to retrieve titles and full content excerpts of posts in various non-public states authored by any user, including high-privilege roles. The vulnerability arises because the plugin improperly restricts access to this data, allowing unauthorized disclosure of private content.
Potential Impact
Confidentiality is impacted as unauthorized users with contributor-level access can view sensitive content from private, draft, pending, trashed, and auto-draft posts authored by any user, including administrators and editors. There is no reported impact on integrity or availability. The exposure could lead to information disclosure within the WordPress environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from nextendweb regarding an official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T10:47:44.466Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a55448668715ace43c5f0be
Added to database: 07/13/2026, 20:03:18 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 20:18:05 UTC
Last updated: 08/27/2026, 01:18:11 UTC
Views: 76
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