6.5
Medium
CVE-2024-12417 The The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to,…
Description
The The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.5. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Link Directory 8.4 | earliest → 8.4.5 | No fix stated |
Other CVEs of Simple Link Directory
The 11 CVEs of Simple Link Directory →
CVE-2026-57682
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Simple Link Directory <= 15.0.5 versions
7.1
High
CVE-2026-53742
Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 echoes embed shortcode attributes into HTML data attributes without escaping in…
5.1
Medium
CVE-2026-53741
Simple Link Directory through 9.0.4 interpolates the sld_no_results_found option into a JavaScript string literal…
5.1
Medium
CVE-2026-7209
The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's…
6.4
Medium