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CVE-2021-24665: WP Video Lightbox < 1.9.3 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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

Affected products

• WP Video Lightbox: before 1.9.3 — fixed in 1.9.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Video Lightbox 1.9.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/42a8947f-2ae5-4f12-bd3d-ab3716501df5
• https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-059
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/42a8947f-2ae5-4f12-bd3d-ab3716501df5
• https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-059

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