CVE-2026-53742
MediumCVSS 5.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs
Summary
Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 echoes embed shortcode attributes into HTML data attributes without escaping in the embedder template. Attackers with contributor access can inject an event handler executing in a viewer's browser.
Risk Assessment
XSS attack can lead to session hijacking, data theft, or unauthorized actions within the site context.
Recommendation
Update Simple Link Directory to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Simple Link Directory
See all- CVE-2026-57682High
The Simple Link Directory plugin version 15.0.5 and earlier contains an unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious script without requiring authentication.
- CVE-2026-53741Medium
Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 interpolates the sld_no_results_found option into a JavaScript string literal without encoding. Because sanitize_text_field leaves quotes intact, a stored payload breaks out of the string and runs script for every page visitor.
Original NVD description (English source)
Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 echoes embed shortcode attributes into HTML data attributes without escaping in the embedder template. Attackers with contributor access can craft a shortcode attribute that injects an event handler executing in a viewer's browser.