Medium 5.4Published Jun 10, 2026

CVE-2026-53741Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 Stored XSS via sld_no_results_found Option

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 4:30 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 interpolates the sld_no_results_found option into a JavaScript string literal without encoding. Because sanitize_text_field leaves quotes intact, a stored payload breaks out of the string and runs script for every page visitor.

CVSS: 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jun 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

quantumcloud Simple Link Directory quantumcloud:simple_link_directory (from the name)	through 9.0.4	CNA record

References

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory/	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-link-directory-through-stored-xss-via-sld-no-results-found-option	third-party-advisory

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