CVE-2026-16537

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.

CVSS v3.1

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 3th percentile

Published

2026-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8de9a050-45b5-4e51-9cd9-06f85999393a/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2026-16536
• CVE-2026-16538
• CVE-2026-16535
• CVE-2026-16539
• CVE-2026-16534
• CVE-2026-16540