# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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 not called for the "echo get_the_title()" or "echo $term->name" statement.

## What to do

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## References

- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fsimple-link-directory&old=2111131&new_path=%2Fsimple-link-directory&new=2111132&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-link-directory/#developers

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