CVE-2019-13463: An XSS vulnerability in qcopd-shortcode-generator.php in the Simple Link Directory plugin before 7.3.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, because esc_html is

medium Affects simple-link-directory (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

An XSS vulnerability in qcopd-shortcode-generator.php in the Simple Link Directory plugin before 7.3.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, because esc_html is

Package
simple-link-directory (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<7.3.5
Fixed in
7.3.5
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (66.6th percentile)
Published
2020-03-20
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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