Description
The Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 0.5.3 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute value before outputting it in an HTML attribute, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute when a user views the affected post.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 0.5.3 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute value before outputting it in an HTML attribute, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute when a user views the affected post.
Title Slick Slider < 0.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Gallery Shortcode
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T06:00:11.937Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T09:36:14.725Z

Link: CVE-2026-16537

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Updated: 2026-08-06T07:30:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')