CVE-2021-24382: The Smart Slider 3 Free and pro WordPress plugins before 3.5.0.9 did not sanitise the Project Name before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. By default, on

medium Affects smart-slider (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Smart Slider 3 Free and pro WordPress plugins before 3.5.0.9 did not sanitise the Project Name before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. By default, on

Package
smart-slider (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
>=3.0 and <3.5.0.9
Fixed in
3.5.0.9
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (52.1th percentile)
Published
2021-06-14
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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