PT-2026-36561 · WordPress · Simple Link Directory

Djaidja Moundjid · Published 2026-05-02 · Updated 2026-05-02 · CVE-2026-7209

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple Link Directory versions prior to 8.9.3

Description The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. This occurs because the qcopd-directory shortcode does not sufficiently sanitize input or escape output for user-supplied attributes, specifically the title font size variable. These scripts execute whenever a user visits the affected page.

Recommendations Update the plugin to a version later than 8.9.2. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the title font size attribute within the qcopd-directory shortcode for users with contributor-level access.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-7209

Affected Products

Simple Link Directory

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7209 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-link-directory/tags/8.9.2/qc-op-directory-shortcodes.php#L88 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-link-directory/tags/8.9.4/qc-op-directory-shortcodes.php#L145 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2050438178809467132 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-link-directory/tags/8.9.2/templates/style-1/template.php#L118 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9a7ca5f6-89c0-49ce-9aef-2208365c6151?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-link-directory/tags/8.9.4/qc-op-directory-shortcodes.php#L116 · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory · Note