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CVE-2026-16537

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 6, 2026
Last modified
August 26, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Slick Slider — Before 0.5.3

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8de9a050-45b5-4e51-9cd9-06f85999393a/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record