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.
History

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 Stored XSS via sld_no_results_found Option
First Time appeared Quantumcloud
Quantumcloud simple Link Directory
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:simple_link_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Quantumcloud
Quantumcloud simple Link Directory
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-10T20:39:45.823Z

Reserved: 2026-06-10T17:16:10.427Z

Link: CVE-2026-53741

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-10T22:17:02.503

Modified: 2026-06-10T22:17:02.503

Link: CVE-2026-53741

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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