SQL Injection Vulnerability in Slider Hero Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-17582

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Slider Hero With Video Background, Animation
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-17582?

The Slider Hero plugin for WordPress exhibits a significant SQL Injection vulnerability in versions up to 9.1.7. When an authenticated administrator triggers the 'heroduplicateslider' task, the plugin re-reads and concatenates raw slide data into an SQL query without proper sanitization or preparation. This flaw allows attackers with administrative access to inject additional SQL commands, risking exposure of sensitive information from the database. Proper data handling and validation are essential to mitigate the risks associated with SQL injections in web applications.

Affected Version(s)

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 0 <= 9.1.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slider-hero/ta...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slider-hero/ta...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Wordfence PRISM
.