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High 8.8Published Aug 22, 2026

CVE-2026-76789Slider Hero < 9.1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Slider Type Change and Add-Slider Handlers

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It affects Unknown Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

The Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation WordPress plugin before 9.1.3 does not have authorisation and nonce checks on two of its request handlers, and does not escape a stored setting before outputting it, allowing unauthenticated users to store malicious JavaScript which will be executed in the context of an administrator viewing the Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation WordPress plugin before 9.1.3's admin area, as well as any visitor of a page embedding a slider.

CVSS
8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
WPScan
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Unknown Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation
unknown:slider_hero_with_video_background_animation (from the name)
before 9.1.3
CNA record

References

  • exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description

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