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CVE-2021-24506: The Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker WordPress plugin before 8.2.7 does not sanitise or escape the id attribute of its hero-button shortcode before using it in a SQL statemen

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

The Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker WordPress plugin before 8.2.7 does not sanitise or escape the id attribute of its hero-button shortcode before using it in a SQL statemen

Package
slider-hero (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<8.2.7
Fixed in
8.2.7
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (71.7th percentile)
Published
2021-08-23
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
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