Reported vulnerability

Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post Carousel & Slider, and List Category Posts <= 3.0.12 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection

Q: Which versions of Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 3.0.12. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Q: Is a fix available for Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News?

Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News. It lists these fixed versions: 3.0.13. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.

Q: Where can I find my installed plugin version?

In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.

Published 13 Apr 2026

Updated 14 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-3017

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Wordfence advisory

high · CVSS 7.2

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.

Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News

Software: plugin · post-carousel
Affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 3.0.12
Fix availability: Fix available
Fixed versions: 3.0.13

Recommended action

Update to version 3.0.13, or a newer patched version

Further references (1)

wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45690747-0b8d-4e2e-8dd0-07c12791c064?source=api-prod

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Source: Wordfence

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Questions about this vulnerability

Which versions of Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 3.0.12. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Is a fix available for Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News?

Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News. It lists these fixed versions: 3.0.13. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.

Where can I find my installed plugin version?

In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.

Does an affected version mean my website has been hacked?

An affected version means the installed release matches a vulnerability described in this report. It does not show whether anyone has exploited it on your website. The checker compares version numbers with stored reports; it does not inspect your website.

These reports cover at least one of the same plugins, themes or WordPress core. Check each report’s affected versions separately.

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