CVE-2026-53741Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 interpolates the sld_no_results_found option into a JavaScript string literal without encoding.
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
No affected products are listed yet.
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-link-directory-through-stored-xss-via-sld-no-results-found-option
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