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

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-10 · updated 2026-07-23
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

• quantumcloud Simple Link Directory: through 9.0.4

References

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

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