CVE-2026-0635
📋 TL;DR
The Responsive Accordion Slider WordPress plugin has an authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to modify any slider's image metadata. This includes changing titles, descriptions, alt text, and links without proper permission checks. WordPress sites using this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Responsive Accordion Slider WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could inject malicious links or inappropriate content into sliders, potentially leading to SEO poisoning, phishing attacks, or content defacement across the entire site.
Likely Case
Contributors or authors could modify slider content they shouldn't have access to, potentially inserting unauthorized links or altering legitimate content.
If Mitigated
With proper user role management and regular monitoring, unauthorized changes could be detected and reverted before causing significant harm.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access with at least Contributor privileges. The vulnerability is simple to exploit once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.3 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Responsive Accordion Slider'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. Alternatively, download version 1.2.3+ from WordPress repository and replace the plugin files
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove Contributor Access
allTemporarily remove Contributor role access or downgrade users to Subscriber role until patched
Disable Plugin
allDeactivate the Responsive Accordion Slider plugin until patched
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user role management and limit Contributor accounts
- Enable WordPress audit logging and monitor for unauthorized slider modifications
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Responsive Accordion Slider version. If version is 1.2.2 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='responsive-accordion-slider' --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.2.3 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- WordPress audit logs showing slider modifications by Contributor-level users
- Plugin-specific logs showing 'resp_accordion_silder_save_images' function calls
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action parameter containing slider modification calls
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event_type="plugin_modified" OR event_type="slider_updated") AND user_role="contributor"