CVE-2026-53742

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 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 echoes embed shortcode attributes into HTML data attributes without escaping in the embedder template. Attackers with contributor access can craft a shortcode attribute that injects an event handler executing in a viewer's browser.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 Stored XSS via Embed Shortcode Attributes | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-link-directory-through-stored-xss-via-embed-shortcode-attributes
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Simple Link Directory – AI Powered – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53742(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 5× in last 7d / 35× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 201 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-14 04:13 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-14 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-08-31 00:08 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-31 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-08-25 00:16 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-25 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-23 10:45 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-23 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-21 10:12 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 12:34 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-20 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 14:55 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 14:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-08-16 23:26 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-16 23:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-08-15 23:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-08-14 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-14 00:32 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-14 00:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-08-13 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-12 05:16 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-12 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-11 07:38 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-11 07:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-10 10:00 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-10 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  34. 2026-08-09 12:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-08 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-07 17:07 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-07 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  40. 2026-08-06 19:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-08-05 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-05 00:14 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-05 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  49. 2026-08-04 02:31 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-04 02:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-03 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-02 07:14 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-02 07:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  57. 2026-08-01 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-07-31 07:27 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-07-31 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  63. 2026-07-30 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-07-29 04:55 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-07-29 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-07-28 02:16 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-07-28 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-27 03:04 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-07-27 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-07-26 05:18 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-07-26 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53742?
CVE-2026-53742 is a medium vulnerability published on June 10, 2026. Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 echoes embed shortcode attributes into HTML data attributes without escaping in the embedder template. Attackers with contributor access can craft a shortcode attribute that injects an event handler executing in a viewer's browser.
When was CVE-2026-53742 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53742 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 10, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53742 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53742 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53742?
CVE-2026-53742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53742?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53742, 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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