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Is Slider Pro safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (4.8.17)

As of 2026-11-04. 3 issues are on record for older versions; version 4.8.14 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix.

Latest version
4.8.17
Last updated
2026-10-17
Active installs
4,000+
Known issues on record
3
Unpatched in latest
0
Tested up to WP
7.1.4

Slider Pro is a responsive slider plugin that offers Premium features for FREE, including animated layers, post content, full width layout and more. — by bqworks

What to do

  1. Update to the latest version (4.8.17). Anything older than 4.8.14 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
  2. If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
  3. Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
  4. 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 sliderpro --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update sliderpro updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

3 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 5.3 CVE-2026-86786 · published 2026-10-06

Information disclosure in Slider Pro (1.0.0 and older)

Affected
1.0.0 and older
Fixed in
4.7.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Slider Pro WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any capability or authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the title, excerpt and permalink of non-public posts, including drafts, pending, scheduled, private and trashed posts, as well as post revisions and media metadata.

NVD CVE-2026-86786WPScan advisory

high 7.1 CVE-2026-57699 · published 2026-07-23

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Slider Pro (4.8.13 and older)

Affected
4.8.13 and older
Fixed in
4.8.14
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

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Slider Pro <= 4.8.13 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-57699Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2023-41865 · published 2024-12-13

Missing authorization check in Slider Pro (4.8.6 and older)

Affected
4.8.6 and older
Fixed in
4.8.7
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 bqworks Slider Pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Slider Pro: from n/a through 4.8.6.

NVD CVE-2023-41865Patchstack advisory

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