CVE-2024-49280 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-49280: WordPress Lightbox slider -- Responsive Lightbox Gallery plugin <= 1.10.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Weblizar - Wordpress Themes & Plugin
Product Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published October 17, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery simple-lightbox-gallery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery: from n/a through <= 1.10.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Lightbox Slider plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.10.6. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and affects the site's overall security scope.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript code that runs in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts affecting all site visitors, risking session hijacking, credential theft, or malware distribution.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account and the victim must visit a page containing the injected content.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 17, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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