Plugins · responsive-lightbox · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Responsive Lightbox & Gallery safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- 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
- 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”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- 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.
Check your version
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-20 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.7.11.1).
- 2026-10-10 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-103897), fixed in 2.7.10.
- 2026-06-26 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-56041), fixed in 2.7.7.
- 2026-02-25 — Server-side request forgery (SSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-2479), fixed in 2.7.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by dFactory (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (11) · Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (2) · Missing authorization (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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