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.
Published: 2026-04-14
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: PHP Object Injection that can lead to file deletion, data exfiltration, or code execution if a Proxy‑Object‑Pattern chain exists
Action: Immediate Patch
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Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Shapedplugin
Shapedplugin post Grid\, Post Carousel\, \& List Category Posts
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Shapedplugin
Shapedplugin post Grid\, Post Carousel\, \& List Category Posts
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post Carousel & Slider, and List Category Posts <= 3.0.12 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Shapedplugin Post Grid\, Post Carousel\, \& List Category Posts
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-14T13:44:18.666Z

Reserved: 2026-02-23T10:25:18.516Z

Link: CVE-2026-3017

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T13:44:09.237Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-14T06:16:05.040

Modified: 2026-04-22T20:23:16.350

Link: CVE-2026-3017

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T16:30:49Z

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