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.
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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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-30T06:00:24.399Z
Reserved: 2026-10-27T17:42:18.948Z
Link: CVE-2026-118165
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-30T06:16:47.097
Modified: 2026-10-30T06:16:47.097
Link: CVE-2026-118165
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-30T07:30:09Z
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