What is GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96c?

GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96c is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. The Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 0.5.3 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96c cover?

GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96c covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16537. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96c?

GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96c has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96cMediumCVSS 5.4

The Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 0.5.3 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16537 →

📋 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.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16537
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8de9a050-45b5-4e51-9cd9-06f85999393a
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gvvh-735h-j96c