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WordPress Plugin: smooth-slider: CVE-2018-5373: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 10, 2018
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026

Description

The Smooth Slider plugin through 2.8.6 for WordPress has SQL Injection via smooth-slider.php (trid parameter).

Solution

smooth-slider-plugin-cve-2018-5373
Title
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