Vulnerability · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-118438Firelight Lightbox < 2.3.24 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Image 'src' Attribute
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Firelight Lightbox from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.24 does not properly escape image attribute values before processing them in the browser, which could allow users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when another user views or previews the affected content.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Firelight Lightbox | 0 – before 2.3.24 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ddf2cb3f-3aa6-4994-8682-cdb2f4fc086e/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description