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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2026-16537 EUVD-2026-53733GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96c

Slick Slider < 0.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Gallery Shortcode

Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Slick Slider < 0.5.3 0.5.3

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