CVE-2026-53741

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-11. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.4
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(high)
EPSS
3.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 10, 2026

Last Modified

June 11, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 Stored XSS via sld_no_results_found Option | Advisories | VulnCheck

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

Simple Link Directory – AI Powered – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53741(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 83× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-05 23:37 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-05 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-04 21:47 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-04 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-03 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-03 19:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-02 17:24 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-02 17:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-01 15:33 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-01 15:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-30 13:41 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-06-30 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-29 08:18 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-29 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-28 06:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-06-28 06:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-27 04:26 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-06-27 04:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-26 02:35 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-06-26 02:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-25 00:44 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-06-25 00:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-23 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-23 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-22 21:01 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-06-22 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-21 19:08 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-06-21 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-20 15:59 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-06-20 15:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-19 14:06 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-06-19 14:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-18 12:11 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-06-18 12:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-17 10:09 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-06-17 10:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-16 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-16 08:18 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-06-16 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-15 06:26 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-06-15 06:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-14 04:35 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-06-14 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-13 02:42 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-06-13 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-12 00:51 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-06-12 00:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-06-10 23:01 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-06-10 23:00 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53741?
CVE-2026-53741 is a medium vulnerability published on June 10, 2026. Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 interpolates the sldnoresultsfound option into a JavaScript string literal without encoding. Because sanitizetext_field leaves quotes intact, a stored payload breaks out of the string and runs script for every page visitor.
When was CVE-2026-53741 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53741 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 10, 2026, with the most recent update on June 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53741 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53741 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53741?
CVE-2026-53741 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53741?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53741, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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