CVE-2026-118165

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

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.

Affected

Firelight Lightbox

CVSS v3.1 CNA

6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 15th percentile

Published

2026-10-30

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/345e7a47-ba72-4329-a9d6-9d3a9a8b3321/find archive

CVE references

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/345e7a47-ba72-4329-a9d6-9d3a9a8b3321REFERENCE

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry