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CVE-2026-7209

The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.2.

Published May 2, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026

The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as . This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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  1. May 2, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as . This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pag

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as . This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pag

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  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-7209

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    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-7209

    The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes suc

    nvd.nist.gov

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