Is SEO Slider safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (0.0). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions. Keep SEO Slider on the latest version (0.0) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of SEO Slider are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.1.1 and older); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.1.0 and older). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of SEO Slider?

0.0, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2023-11-02). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my SEO Slider is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update seo-slider). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · seo-slider · data as of 2026-11-04

Is SEO Slider safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 0.0
Last updated: 2023-11-02
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 6.3.14 · PHP 5.6+

Displays a lightweight slider optimized for search engines, accessibility and mobile devices. — by seothemes

What to do

Update to the latest version (0.0). 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 seo-slider --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update seo-slider updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

2 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. 2 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-62097 · published 2025-12-31

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in SEO Slider (1.1.1 and older)

Affected: 1.1.1 and older
Fixed in: unknown
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 Patchstack

Note: the source's version range goes past the newest SEO Slider release on wordpress.org (0.0), so it probably describes a paid edition with its own version numbers, or contains a typo. We do not use it to judge your version.

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in seothemes SEO Slider seo-slider allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects SEO Slider: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.

NVD CVE-2025-62097 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-5707 · published 2023-11-03

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SEO Slider (1.1.0 and older)

Affected: 1.1.0 and older
Fixed in: unknown
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

The SEO Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'slider' shortcode and post meta in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2023-5707 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

Recent activity

2023-11-02 — latest release on wordpress.org (0.0).
2025-12-31 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-62097), fix version not stated.
2023-11-03 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2023-5707), fix version not stated.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/seo-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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