CVE-2026-118165
The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.23 does not escape the URL of links it opens in…
- Risk score
- 41/100
- CVSS
- 6.8 v3.1
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.23 does not escape the URL of links it opens in its Classic lightbox before inserting it into the page as HTML, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users who click a crafted link.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 2.3.23 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.8 medium
References
Original description
The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.23 does not escape the URL of links it opens in its Classic lightbox before inserting it into the page as HTML, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users who click a crafted link.
Last activity 30 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.