Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider has 3 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2023 and 2026; 2 are fixed and 1 remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.2, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10. 2023 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 3 of the records (100%).

2 of the records (67%) have a vendor fix, while 1 remain unpatched. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2023.

3 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider is installed on roughly 7,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.2/ 10
Patch Coverage67%
Open

1

Fixed

2

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Most severe open issueCVSS 6.1CVE-2023-33999

Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get

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Vulnerability Records

3 records
Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider banner
Latestv2.2.1

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

spicethemes

Author

spicethemes

4.3(3)
86/100
Last Updated
2025-11-21 (10mo ago)
Active Installs
7,000+
Downloads
160,499
Requires WP
5.3+
Requires PHP
5.2+
Tested up to
WP 6.8.8
Created
2021-11-27 (5y ago)

This plugin allows you to showcase your blog posts in a beautiful slider with multiple options, It is responsive ready so it will work perfectly on different devices like mobile and iPad. Live Demo | Documentation | Upgrade to Pro &raquo; | Support Shortcode Generator: Create a magical shortcode with a graphical interface, no attributes, no complexity. Content typography and color setting is an important feature to watch out for. Type of carousel Post Carousel – Display WordPress latest / recent posts in the carousel with post meta like title, image, date, author etc. Banner Slider – With the help of post you can create banner with many meta settings. Rather show recent / popular post in the form of banner slider. Video Slider – It allows you to set the background video in slider with many meta settings. Key Features Post category filter Shortcode generator 3 Layout variations Video support Typography setting Color setting Navigation speed Posts order Number of posts Posts per page Enable/Disable individually post metas Fully Responsive and Lightweight User-friendly Admin Panel Compatible with any theme Fast and Active Support Spice Slider Pro The premium version of the plugin is lot to offer currently we are working on more and more layout with respective configurations and settings. You can create unlimited shortcodes , so that can get different set of post slider on separate pages / posts or any other place have a support for shortcode. List of Pro Features Advanced Typography setting 20+ Beautifully Designed Layouts Advanced Color setting Multiple Design Layouts Animation Effects Navigation & Bullets Style Navigation & Pagination dots color Custom CSS field External Resources Font Awesome: Copyright: (c) Dave Gandy License: https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Source: https://fontawesome.com Owl Carousel: Copyright: (c) David Deutsch License: MIT License Source: https://cdnjs.com/libraries/OwlCarousel2/2.2.1 Select Control: Copyright: (c) Kevin Brown, Igor Vaynberg License: MIT License Source: https://github.com/select2/select2/tree/develop/dist/ Jquery UI: Copyright: (c) jQuery Foundation License: MIT License Source: http://jqueryui.com

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