CVE-2026-118165

Firelight Lightbox < 2.3.23 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Lightbox Link 'href' Attribute

Published Oct 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions firelight Lightbox
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions firelight Lightbox
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-79
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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.
Title Firelight Lightbox < 2.3.23 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Lightbox Link 'href' Attribute
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 1:26 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2026, 5:42 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 30, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 5:49 PM