CVE-2026-7636: Slider by Soliloquy (WordPress plugin) · Information Exposure
Affects Slider by Soliloquy (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| smubSlider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict subscriber-level access to trusted users only and monitor for any suspicious activity related to slider metadata access. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to low-level authenticated users.
Description
The Slider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1 via the map_meta_cap. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract draft slider metadata including unpublished media URLs, captions, and slider configuration authored by administrators or editors.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/54115a9a-dadd-4f18-a139-02ec89f0a571?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/soliloquy-lite/trunk/includes/global/posttype.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/soliloquy-lite/trunk/includes/global/posttype.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/soliloquy-lite/tags/2.8.1/includes/global/posttype.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/soliloquy-lite/trunk/includes/global/posttype.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/soliloquy-lite/tags/2.8.1/includes/global/posttype.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/soliloquy-lite/tags/2.8.1/includes/global/posttype.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3538404/soliloquy-lite/trunk/includes/global/posttype.php?old=3395148&old_path=soliloquy-lite%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fglobal%2Fposttype.php (opens in a new tab)