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Slick Slider
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Aug 6, 2026Slick Slider: Does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute value before outputting it in an HTML attributeCVE-2026-16537 · fixed in 0.5.3 · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
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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