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CVE-2022-2189: WP Video Lightbox < 1.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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

Affected products

• WP Video Lightbox: before 1.9.5 — fixed in 1.9.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Video Lightbox 1.9.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b6ed4d64-ee98-41bd-a97a-8350c2a8a546
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b6ed4d64-ee98-41bd-a97a-8350c2a8a546

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