Post slider widget for Elementor Security & Risk Analysis

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Post Slider Widget for Elementor helps you to display your wordpress post as a slider. This plugin helps you to create beautiful Post slider with Post …

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.3+ WP 5.0+ Updated Aug 15, 2022
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CVEs total0
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Safety Verdict

Is Post slider widget for Elementor Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Post slider widget for Elementor has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the static analysis, this plugin, 'post-slider-widget-for-elementor' version 1.0.0, exhibits a strong security posture. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, and file operations is highly commendable. Furthermore, the lack of external HTTP requests and a clean taint analysis with no unsanitized paths suggests a well-written and secure codebase at this version. The output escaping is also nearly perfect, with only a very small percentage potentially unescaped, which is a minor concern.

The vulnerability history is also exceptionally clean, with zero recorded CVEs of any severity. This indicates a history of responsible development and timely patching, or potentially limited historical scrutiny. The zero-attack surface, particularly the absence of unprotected AJAX handlers, REST API routes, and shortcodes, is a significant strength, as these are common entry points for vulnerabilities.

Overall, this plugin appears to be very secure at version 1.0.0. The primary areas of minimal concern are the potential for a tiny percentage of unescaped output, which should be investigated further, and the complete lack of capability checks, which, while not directly exploited here, represents a missed opportunity for robust access control. However, given the other strong indicators, the overall risk is very low.

Key Concerns

  • Minor unescaped output detected
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Post slider widget for Elementor Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Post slider widget for Elementor Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
16 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

94% escaped17 total outputs
Attack Surface

Post slider widget for Elementor Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionplugins_loadedpost-slider-base.php:85
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspost-slider-base.php:86
actionelementor/initpost-slider-base.php:163
actionadmin_noticespost-slider-base.php:185
actionadmin_noticespost-slider-base.php:191
actionadmin_noticespost-slider-base.php:197
actionelementor/widgets/widgets_registeredpost-slider-base.php:224
actionelementor/elements/categories_registeredpost-slider-widget-for-elementor.php:32
Maintenance & Trust

Post slider widget for Elementor Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.0.11
Last updatedAug 15, 2022
PHP min version7.3
Downloads674

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Post slider widget for Elementor Developer Profile

Shahrukh Ahammed

1 plugin · 0 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Post slider widget for Elementor

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/post-slider-widget-for-elementor/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/post-slider-widget-for-elementor/assets/js/main.js/wp-content/plugins/post-slider-widget-for-elementor/assets/css/swiper.min.css/wp-content/plugins/post-slider-widget-for-elementor/assets/js/swiper.min.js
Version Parameters
post-slider-widget-for-elementor/assets/css/style.css?ver=post-slider-widget-for-elementor/assets/js/main.js?ver=post-slider-widget-for-elementor/assets/css/swiper.min.css?ver=post-slider-widget-for-elementor/assets/js/swiper.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
pswe-post-slider
Data Attributes
data-pswe-slides-per-viewdata-pswe-space-betweendata-pswe-loopdata-pswe-autoplaydata-pswe-speeddata-pswe-navigation+9 more
JS Globals
Pswe_Post_Slider
Shortcode Output
[post_slider_widget]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Post slider widget for Elementor