WordPress Post Slider plugin <= 1.6.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

5.4 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aazztech Post Slider.This issue affects Post Slider: from n/a through 1.6.7.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

ptsfence (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/adl-post-slider/wordpress-post-slider-plugin-1-6-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Aazztech

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Affected Software

Post Slider

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: April 26th, 2024

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1531 Account Access Removal

Impact