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.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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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'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T12:39:16.122Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T09:36:14.725Z

Link: CVE-2026-16537

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T12:39:12.672Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T14:45:03Z

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