Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor Security & Risk Analysis

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A highly customizable, powerful & responsive carousel plugin for Elementor page builder that is based on the Owl Carousel jQuery plugin.

7K active installs v1.2.3 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.3+ Updated Jan 6, 2026
carousel-wordpresselementor-carouselowl-carouselowl-elementortestimonial-slider
98
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVEMay 30, 2024
Safety Verdict

Is Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 98/100

Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: May 30, 2024Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of "responsive-owl-carousel-elementor" v1.2.3 shows a generally positive security posture with no identified dangerous functions, SQL queries using prepared statements, or file operations. The high percentage of properly escaped output is also a strength. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of capability checks and nonce checks, especially given the absence of any identifiable entry points in the static analysis, which is unusual and could indicate a missed attack surface or a plugin that relies entirely on its integration with Elementor for its entry points. The vulnerability history reveals one high-severity CVE related to improper control of filename for include/require statements, which is a critical type of vulnerability often leading to remote code execution. While this CVE is reported as patched, its nature suggests a past weakness in handling user-supplied input for file operations. The presence of such a vulnerability, even if patched, indicates a historical tendency towards insecure coding practices in certain areas.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks found
  • No nonce checks found
  • Past high-severity RFI vulnerability
Vulnerabilities
1

Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2024
2024
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

High
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2024-5345high · 8.8Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor <= 1.2.0 - Local File Inclusion

May 30, 2024 Patched in 1.2.1 (1d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
63 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

93% escaped68 total outputs
Attack Surface

Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actioninitincludes\functions.php:22
actionelementor/initincludes\plugin.php:66
actioninitincludes\plugin.php:67
actionadmin_noticesincludes\plugin.php:82
actionadmin_noticesincludes\plugin.php:89
actionadmin_noticesincludes\plugin.php:96
actionelementor/widgets/registerincludes\plugin.php:217
actionelementor/controls/registerincludes\plugin.php:218
actionelementor/editor/after_enqueue_scriptsincludes\widgets\owl-carousel.php:39
actionplugins_loadedowl-carousel-elementor.php:54
Maintenance & Trust

Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 6, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads38K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs7K
Developer Profile

Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor Developer Profile

The Nahidul

3 plugins · 7K total installs

99
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
1 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Responsive Owl Carousel 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/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/css/owl.carousel.min.css/wp-content/plugins/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/css/custom.css/wp-content/plugins/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/css/animate.min.css/wp-content/plugins/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/js/owl.carousel.min.js/wp-content/plugins/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/js/custom.js/wp-content/plugins/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/js/editor.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/js/owl.carousel.min.js/wp-content/plugins/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/js/custom.js/wp-content/plugins/responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/js/editor.js
Version Parameters
responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/css/custom.css?ver=responsive-owl-carousel-elementor/assets/js/custom.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
owce-carouseljs_carousel_layoutjs_repeater_singlejs_hide_on_layout_basicjs_hide_on_layout_imagejs_hide_on_layout_team
Data Attributes
data-settings
JS Globals
owce_version_dataowce_plugin_urlowce_plugin_assets
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor