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CVE-2026-3098 is an authenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 plugin for WordPress affecting all versions through 3.5.1.33. The flaw is in the plugin's export workflow, specifically the actionExportAll() function in the slider export functionality, where requested files are not adequately validated for source and type and export-related AJAX actions lack sufficient capability checks. As a result, authenticated users with only Subscriber-level privileges can invoke the export mechanism and cause arbitrary server-side files to be added to an export archive and disclosed. Sensitive application configuration files may be exposed, leading to disclosure of database credentials and WordPress cryptographic material.
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Repository contains a proof-of-concept LLM jailbreak/prompt-injection payload rather than traditional software exploitation code. Structure: (1) Jailbreak.txt: the raw multi-stage injection prompt. (2) README.md: repeats the prompt and provides a narrative security analysis describing the technique and expected impacts. Core exploit capability: inference-layer behavior manipulation. The prompt attempts to coerce an LLM into (a) adopting an 'unrestricted/rebel' identity, (b) suppressing refusal language, (c) obeying strict output formatting (mandatory prefix and divider, markdown-only), (d) generating long responses (>2000 chars) to increase token/complexity pressure, and (e) applying an encoded transformation step (leetspeak) to the user query, which can act as an obfuscation/indirection mechanism. No network exploitation, RCE, or memory corruption is present. The only fingerprintable external endpoint is a GitHub user-attachments image URL in the README. The repository’s purpose is to document and provide a reusable jailbreak prompt intended to degrade safety policy enforcement, with higher risk in deployments where the model can call tools or access external data sources.
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An authenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin that allows low-privileged authenticated users to export and download sensitive server files, including wp-config.php, due to missing capability checks and insufficient file validation in the export functionality.
An authenticated file export/access vulnerability in the WordPress Smart Slider 3 plugin caused by missing capability checks in AJAX export actions, allowing access to sensitive files such as wp-config.php.
An arbitrary file read vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin that allows any authenticated user, including subscriber-level users, to read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive files such as wp-config.php.
An authenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin caused by missing capability checks in AJAX export actions, allowing subscriber-level users to read sensitive server files such as wp-config.php.
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