CVE-2026-3017

HIGH EPSS 40.6%
Published Apr 14, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.2 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Apr 14, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post Carousel & Slider, and List Category Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.12 via deserialization of untrusted input in the import_shortcodes() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.2
Exploitability
1.2
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
40.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Validation

References 2

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3490703/post-carousel
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45690747-0b8d-4e2e-8dd0-07c12791c064?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.