5.4
Medium
CVE-2026-16537 The Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 0.5.3 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute value before…
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Slick Slider 0.5 | earliest → < 0.5.3 | 0.5.3 |