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.
Published: 2026-10-30
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T13:26:46.417Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T17:42:18.948Z

Link: CVE-2026-118165

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-30T06:16:47.097

Modified: 2026-10-30T06:16:47.097

Link: CVE-2026-118165

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-30T07:30:09Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')