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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| 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-06T12:39:16.122Z
Reserved: 2026-07-22T09:36:14.725Z
Link: CVE-2026-16537
Updated: 2026-08-06T12:39:12.672Z
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Updated: 2026-08-06T14:45:03Z
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