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CVE-2026-16537: The Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 0.5.3 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute value before...

MEDIUM CVSS 0.0

Published: August 6, 2026 | Last Modified: August 6, 2026

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.

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