Plugins · cryout-serious-slider · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Serious Slider safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.4.2
- Last updated
- 2026-10-05
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Known issues on record
- 5
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.0+
Serious Slider is a free highly efficient SEO friendly fully translatable accessibility ready image slider for WordPress. Seriously! — by CryoutCreations
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.4.2). Anything older than 1.4.1 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get cryout-serious-slider --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update cryout-serious-slider updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
5 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 6.4 CVE-2026-15726 · published 2026-08-16
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Serious Slider (1.4.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.4.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.4.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Serious Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'theme' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output 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.
NVD CVE-2026-15726Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-25399 · published 2026-02-19
Missing authorization check in Serious Slider (1.2.7 and older)
- Affected
- 1.2.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in CryoutCreations Serious Slider cryout-serious-slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Serious Slider: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-11108 · published 2024-12-20
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Serious Slider (older than 1.2.7)
- Affected
- older than 1.2.7
- Fixed in
- 1.2.7
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Serious Slider WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-35762 · published 2024-06-21
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Serious Slider (1.2.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.2.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.2.5
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Cryout Creations Serious Slider allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Serious Slider: from n/a through 1.2.4.
medium 4.3 CVE-2024-33650 · published 2024-04-26
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Serious Slider (1.2.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.2.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.2.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cryout Creations Serious Slider.This issue affects Serious Slider: from n/a through 1.2.4.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-05 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.4.2).
- 2026-08-16 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-15726), fixed in 1.4.1.
- 2026-02-19 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-25399), fixed in 1.3.0.
- 2024-12-20 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-11108), fixed in 1.2.7.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · Missing authorization (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/cryout-serious-slider (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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