quantumcloud Slider Hero Plugin up to 9.1.7 on WordPress heroduplicateslider task qcld_sliderhero_duplicate sql injection

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in quantumcloud Slider Hero Plugin up to 9.1.7. The affected element is the function qcld_sliderhero_duplicate of the component heroduplicateslider task. Such manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-17582. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in quantumcloud Slider Hero Plugin up to 9.1.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qcld_sliderhero_duplicate of the component heroduplicateslider task. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Slider Hero plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to second-order SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 9.1.7 via the qcld_sliderhero_duplicate() function. Slide data (description, title, btn, btn2, image_link, custom, etc.) is stored safely via $wpdb->update() with %s placeholders in the qchero_save_image AJAX handler, but when an administrator triggers the 'heroduplicateslider' task, qcld_sliderhero_duplicate() re-reads every slide column and concatenates the raw values directly into an INSERT VALUES tuple that is then executed with $wpdb->query() — with no $wpdb->prepare(), esc_sql(), or _real_escape_string in between. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-17582 since 07/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/16/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• quantumcloud

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• Slider Hero Plugin

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• 9.1.0
• 9.1.1
• 9.1.2
• 9.1.3
• 9.1.4
• 9.1.5
• 9.1.6
• 9.1.7

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