CVE-2024-3020: Shapedplugin Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery With Lightbox, Video Slider, By Wp Carousel

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The plugin is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to and including, 2.6.3 via deserialization of untrusted input in the import function via the 'shortcode' parameter. This allows authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access to inject a PHP Object. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

Affected products

  • Shapedplugin Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery With Lightbox, Video Slider, By Wp Carousel: up to and including 2.6.3
  • Shapedplugin Logo Carousel: before 2.6.3 (fixed in 2.6.3)
  • Shapedplugin Post Grid\, Post Carousel\, \& List Category Posts: before 2.6.3 (fixed in 2.6.3)
  • Shapedplugin Product Slider For Woocommerce: before 2.6.3 (fixed in 2.6.3)

Published 2024-04-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.