CVE-2026-53742

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 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(high)
EPSS
3.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 10, 2026

Last Modified

June 11, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

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 24× in last 7d / 93× 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. 2026-07-07 03:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 03:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-05 17:01 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-05 17:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-04 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-04 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-03 19:02 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-03 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-02 21:24 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-02 21:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-01 23:46 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-01 23:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-01 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-01 02:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-30 04:25 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-06-30 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-29 06:46 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-06-29 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-28 07:30 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-06-28 07:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-27 09:52 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-06-27 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-26 12:13 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-26 12:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-25 11:13 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-25 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-24 13:36 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-24 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-23 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-06-23 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-22 18:17 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-06-22 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-21 19:08 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-06-21 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-20 21:10 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-06-20 21:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-19 23:30 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-06-19 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-19 01:51 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-06-19 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-18 04:13 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-06-18 04:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-17 06:34 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-06-17 06:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-16 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-16 08:53 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-06-16 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-15 11:16 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-06-15 11:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-14 13:36 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-06-14 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-13 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-06-13 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-12 18:17 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-06-12 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-06-11 20:38 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-06-11 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-06-10 23:01 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-06-10 23:00 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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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 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-2026-53742 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53742 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-2026-53742?
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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