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WP Video Lightbox vulnerabilities
WP Video Lightbox has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 2 May 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Latest version
- 1.9.12
- Last updated
- 20 May 2026
- Most recent
- 2 May 2024
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4324 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 1.9.10 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.9.12) | 2 May 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-4465 | Medium 5.4 | Before 1.9.7 | Fixed in 1.9.7 | 16 Jan 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-2189 | Medium 6.1 | Before 1.9.5 | Fixed in 1.9.5 | 25 Jul 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24665 | Medium 5.4 | Before 1.9.3 | Fixed in 1.9.3 | 30 Aug 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-4324, 2 May 2024
- The WP Video Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘width’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output 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. CVE record
- CVE-2022-4465, 16 Jan 2023
- The WP Video Lightbox WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin. CVE record
- CVE-2022-2189, 25 Jul 2022
- The WP Video Lightbox WordPress plugin before 1.9.5 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers CVE record
- CVE-2021-24665, 30 Aug 2021
- The WP Video Lightbox WordPress plugin before 1.9.3 does not escape the attributes of its shortcodes, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
What to do if you run WP Video Lightbox
If you run WP Video Lightbox, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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