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Simple Link Directory

Plugin description

Simple Link Directory creates categorized directories of links that can be displayed on WordPress pages.

Simple Link Directory (simple-link-directory) is a WordPress plugin with 8 published CVE records in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Jun 10, 2026; the highest published CVSS base score is 9.8.

Plugin slug: simple-link-directory

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2026-53742: Simple Link Directory: A security weakness

Simple Link Directory is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 9.0.4.

PublishedJun 10, 2026

Safe version guidanceSee mitigation notes

Published vulnerabilities for simple-link-directory
		Safe version
Jun 10, 2026	CVE-2026-53742 Simple Link Directory: A security weakness Simple Link Directory is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 9.0.4.	See mitigation notes	CVE5.1 NVDPending
Jun 10, 2026	CVE-2026-53741 Simple Link Directory: A security weakness Simple Link Directory is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 9.0.4.	See mitigation notes	CVE5.1 NVDPending
May 02, 2026	CVE-2026-7209 Simple Link Directory: Cross-site scripting Simple Link Directory is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is <= 8.9.2.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.4 NVDPending
Dec 09, 2025	CVE-2025-67576 Simple Link Directory: A security weakness Simple Link Directory is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.	See mitigation notes	CVE5.3 NVDPending
Dec 09, 2025	CVE-2025-67465 Simple Link Directory: Cross-site request forgery Simple Link Directory is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.	See mitigation notes	CVE4.3 NVDPending
Dec 13, 2024	CVE-2024-12417 The Simple Link Directory: A security weakness The Simple Link Directory is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.5 NVDPending
Mar 21, 2022	CVE-2022-0760 Simple Link Directory: SQL injection Simple Link Directory is affected by SQL injection. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD9.8
Mar 20, 2020	CVE-2019-13463 Simple Link Directory: Cross-site scripting Simple Link Directory is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD6.1

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