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.
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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-79 |
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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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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