Widget Post Slider

Widget Post Slider has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2024; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.4, and the most serious one scores 4.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Widget Post Slider has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by Joshua Chan. Widget Post Slider is installed on roughly 1,000 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
4.4/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

1

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 4.4CVE-2024-32801

Widget Post Slider <= 1.3.5. - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

1 records
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Latestv1.3.8

Widget Post Slider

ShapedPlugin LLC

Author

ShapedPlugin LLC

4.3(6)
86/100
Last Updated
2026-05-13 (4mo ago)
Active Installs
1,000+
Downloads
65,093
Requires WP
5.8+
Requires PHP
7.4+
Tested up to
WP 6.8.8
Created
2015-07-13 (11y ago)

If you want to add a widget to show posts images with caption in a carousel/slider Widget Post Slider is for you. This plugin brings all the post images with the title from blog posts. You can show limited slider too. It’s light weight and simple, install activate plugin. It’s user option is so simple to use. It loads very fast. It’s fully responsive that adapts to any device like tablet and mobile. You don’t need to add any extra jQuery or css, just install and activate. Plugin Features Slider on Widget Unlimited post slider Limiting slider with option Fully Responsive

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