// CVE · PUBLISHED 2026-04-17
CVE-2026-6443 essentialplugin / Accordion and Accordion Slider · essentialplugin / Portfolio and Projects · essentialplugin / Featured Post Creative · +19
9.8 · CVSS 3.1 Critical
Description All plugins by Essentialplugin for WordPress are vulnerable to an injected backdoor in various versions. This is due to the plugin being sold to a malicious threat actor that embedded a backdoor in all of the plugin's they acquired. This makes it possible for the threat actor to maintain a persistent backdoor and inject spam into the affected sites.
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Details Products essentialplugin / Accordion and Accordion Slider · essentialplugin / Portfolio and Projects · essentialplugin / Featured Post Creative · essentialplugin / Post grid and filter ultimate · essentialplugin / WP Featured Content and Slider · essentialplugin / Post Ticker Ultimate · essentialplugin / Trending/Popular Post Slider and Widget · essentialplugin / Meta Slider and Carousel with Lightbox · essentialplugin / Album and Image Gallery Plus Lightbox · essentialplugin / Timeline and History slider · essentialplugin / WP Blog and Widgets · essentialplugin / Countdown Timer Ultimate · essentialplugin / Blog Designer – Post and Widget · essentialplugin / Team Slider and Team Grid Showcase plus Team Carousel · essentialplugin / Video gallery and Player · essentialplugin / Popup Maker and Popup Anything – Popup for opt-ins and Lead Generation Conversions · essentialplugin / Testimonial Grid and Testimonial Slider plus Carousel with Rotator Widget · essentialplugin / WP Responsive Recent Post Slider/Carousel · essentialplugin / WP Slick Slider and Image Carousel · essentialplugin / WP Logo Showcase Responsive Slider and Carousel · essentialplugin / WP responsive FAQ with category plugin · essentialplugin / WP News and Scrolling Widgets Published 17 Apr 2026 Modified 26 Oct 2026 CVSS 9.8 Critical (v3.1) Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Score source security@wordfence.com CWE CWE-506 Record status Deferred