Vulnerability · Published Jun 27, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2025-5093Responsive Lightbox & Gallery < 2.5.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 use the Swipebox library which does not validate and escape title attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where used, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery | 0 – before 2.5.2 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1862b4a6-5570-48a4-9b09-f9659eb0e9e3/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description