CVE-2026-4379
LightPress Lightbox <= 2.3.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'group' Shortcode Attribute
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.4 Medium
- Published
- Apr 8, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 18, 2026
Description
The LightPress Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `group` attribute in the `[gallery]` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.4. This is due to the plugin modifying gallery shortcode output to include the `group` attribute value without proper escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LightPress Lightboxfirelightwp |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2bed4818-70c5-40b7-8d8d-f43f3baa0f3d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-jquery-lightbox/tags/2.3.4/lightboxes/wp-jquery-lightbox/class-wp-jquery-lightbox.php#L395
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-jquery-lightbox/tags/2.3.4/lightboxes/wp-jquery-lightbox/class-wp-jquery-lightbox.php#L376
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/wp-jquery-lightbox/tags/2.3.4&new_path=/wp-jquery-lightbox/tags/2.3.5
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