nextendweb Smart Slider 3 Plugin up to 3.5.1.33 on WordPress actionExportAll authorization

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in nextendweb Smart Slider 3 Plugin up to 3.5.1.33 on WordPress. Affected is the function actionExportAll. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-3098. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in nextendweb Smart Slider 3 Plugin up to 3.5.1.33 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function actionExportAll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Dmitrii Ignatyev. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-3098 since 02/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 3.5.1.32 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-16531). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• nextendweb

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• Smart Slider 3 Plugin

Version

• 3.5.1.0
• 3.5.1.1
• 3.5.1.2
• 3.5.1.3
• 3.5.1.4
• 3.5.1.5
• 3.5.1.6
• 3.5.1.7
• 3.5.1.8
• 3.5.1.9
• 3.5.1.10
• 3.5.1.11
• 3.5.1.12
• 3.5.1.13
• 3.5.1.14
• 3.5.1.15
• 3.5.1.16
• 3.5.1.17
• 3.5.1.18
• 3.5.1.19
• 3.5.1.20
• 3.5.1.21
• 3.5.1.22
• 3.5.1.23
• 3.5.1.24
• 3.5.1.25
• 3.5.1.26
• 3.5.1.27
• 3.5.1.28
• 3.5.1.29
• 3.5.1.30
• 3.5.1.31
• 3.5.1.32
• 3.5.1.33

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