# CVE-2023-41865: WordPress Slider Pro plugin <= 4.8.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass access controls in the Slider Pro plugin for WordPress, potentially accessing restricted functionality or data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w46h-pcjm-w7gc

## What is CVE-2023-41865?

CVE-2023-41865 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bqworks Slider Pro, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41865?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-41865?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41865 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41865 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41865 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41865 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bqworks Slider Pro, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41865 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: bqworks Slider Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41865/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41865/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41865
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41865
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41865

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41865/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.