CVE-2026-3098

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 6.5 Medium

Status

Deferred - security@wordfence.com

Published

2026-03-27

Last modified

2026-04-08

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected products

• Smart Slider 3 (Nextendweb)

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-slider-3/tags/3.5.1.32/Nextend/SmartSlider3/Application/Admin/Sliders/…
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3489689/smart-slider-3
• https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-3098/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2ce9caf-2ca2-401c-acc7-76be2fd72f36?source=cve