Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2026· Updated Jun 11, 2026

CVE-2026-53742

Description

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.

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Affected products

WordPress/Simple Link Directoryreferences2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <=9.0.4
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory/nvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-link-directory-through-stored-xss-via-embed-shortcode-attributesnvd

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