# CVE-2026-4076: Slider Bootstrap Carousel <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcode attributes in the Slider Bootstrap Carousel plugin, affecting WordPress sites.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wpp9-gmq8-vmx8

## What is CVE-2026-4076?

CVE-2026-4076 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in felipermendes Slider Bootstrap Carousel, published on 22 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Slider Bootstrap Carousel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'category' and 'template' shortcode attributes in all versions up to and including 1.0.7. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. The plugin uses extract() on shortcode_atts() to parse attributes, then directly outputs the $category variable into multiple HTML attributes (id, data-target, href) on lines 38, 47, 109, and 113 without applying esc_attr(). Similarly, the $template attribute flows into a class attribute on line 93 without escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4076?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-4076?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-4076 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4076 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in felipermendes Slider Bootstrap Carousel, published on 22 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: felipermendes Slider Bootstrap Carousel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4076/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4076/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4076
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4076
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4076

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4076/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.