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Is Responsive Lightbox & Gallery safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.7.11.1)

As of 2026-11-04. 15 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.7.10 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix.

Latest version
2.7.11.1
Last updated
2026-10-20
Active installs
100,000+
Known issues on record
15
Unpatched in latest
0
Tested up to WP
7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

The most popular lightbox plugin and responsive gallery builder for WordPress. — by dFactory

What to do

  1. Update to the latest version (2.7.11.1). Anything older than 2.7.10 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
  2. If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
  3. Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
  4. If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get responsive-lightbox --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update responsive-lightbox updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

15 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 4.4 CVE-2026-103897 · published 2026-10-10

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.7.9 and older)

Affected
2.7.9 and older
Fixed in
2.7.10 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs an admin-level account
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the plugin's 'Comments' lightbox setting to be enabled (disabled by default), a moderator to approve the injected comment, and a site visitor to click the affected image to open the lightbox.

NVD CVE-2026-103897Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

high 7.1 CVE-2026-56041 · published 2026-06-26

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.7.6 and older)

Affected
2.7.6 and older
Fixed in
2.7.7
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox <= 2.7.6 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-56041Patchstack advisory

medium 5.0 CVE-2026-2479 · published 2026-02-25

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.7.1 and older)

Affected
2.7.1 and older
Fixed in
2.7.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to the use of `strpos()` for substring-based hostname validation instead of strict host comparison in the `ajax_upload_image()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application, which can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

NVD CVE-2026-2479Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

high 8.8 CVE-2025-15386 · published 2026-02-24

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (1.7.0 up to (not including) 2.6.1)

Affected
1.7.0 up to (not including) 2.6.1
Fixed in
2.6.1
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.6.1 is vulnerable to an Unauthenticated Stored-XSS attack due to flawed regex replacement rules that can be abused by posting a comment with a malicious link when lightbox for comments are enabled and then approved.

NVD CVE-2025-15386WPScan advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2025-12359 · published 2025-11-19

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.5.3 and older)

Affected
2.5.3 and older
Fixed in
2.5.4 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.3 via the 'get_image_size_by_url' function. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied URLs when determining image dimensions for gallery items. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application which can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

NVD CVE-2025-12359Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)research.cleantalk.orgPlugin source

medium 6.3 CVE-2025-9710 · published 2025-10-06

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (older than 2.5.3)

Affected
older than 2.5.3
Fixed in
2.5.3
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not properly handle HTML tag attributes modifications, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to abuse the functionality to include event handlers and conduct Stored XSS attacks.

NVD CVE-2025-9710WPScan advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2025-5093 · published 2025-06-27

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (older than 2.5.2)

Affected
older than 2.5.2
Fixed in
2.5.2
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 use the Swipebox library which does not validate and escape title attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where used, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

NVD CVE-2025-5093WPScan advisory

medium 6.8 CVE-2025-3742 · published 2025-05-15

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (older than 2.5.1)

Affected
older than 2.5.1
Fixed in
2.5.1
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.5.1 does not validate and escape some of its attributes before outputting them back in a page/post, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

NVD CVE-2025-3742WPScan advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2024-5667 · published 2025-03-05

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.4.7 and older)

Affected
2.4.7 and older
Fixed in
2.4.8 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory

Multiple plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's bundled Featherlight.js JavaScript library (versions 1.7.13 to 1.7.14) in various versions due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

NVD CVE-2024-5667Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source

critical 9.8 CVE-2024-43924 · published 2024-10-23

Missing authorization check in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.4.7 and older)

Affected
2.4.7 and older
Fixed in
2.4.8
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in dFactory Responsive Lightbox allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Responsive Lightbox: from n/a through 2.4.7.

NVD CVE-2024-43924Patchstack advisory

medium 5.9 CVE-2024-49282 · published 2024-10-17

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.4.8 and older)

Affected
2.4.8 and older
Fixed in
2.4.9
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in dFactory Responsive Lightbox responsive-lightbox allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Responsive Lightbox: from n/a through <= 2.4.8.

NVD CVE-2024-49282Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-6870 · published 2024-08-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.4.7 and older)

Affected
2.4.7 and older
Fixed in
2.4.8 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via file uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping affecting the rl_upload_image AJAX endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the 3gp2 file.

NVD CVE-2024-6870Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.orgPlugin source

high 8.8 CVE-2024-31252 · published 2024-06-09

Missing authorization check in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.4.6 and older)

Affected
2.4.6 and older
Fixed in
2.4.7
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in dFactory Responsive Lightbox.This issue affects Responsive Lightbox: from n/a through 2.4.6.

NVD CVE-2024-31252Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-49174 · published 2023-12-15

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (2.4.5 and older)

Affected
2.4.5 and older
Fixed in
2.4.6
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in dFactory Responsive Lightbox & Gallery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Responsive Lightbox & Gallery: from n/a through 2.4.5.

NVD CVE-2023-49174Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2017-2243 · published 2017-07-07

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (1.7.1 and older)

Affected
1.7.1 and older
Fixed in
1.7.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Responsive Lightbox prior to version 1.7.2 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

NVD CVE-2017-2243wordpress.orgjvn.jpsecurityfocus.com

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