CVE-2024-43924: WordPress Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin <= 2.4.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

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.

Affected products

dfactory Responsive Lightbox & Gallery: before 2.4.8 — fixed in 2.4.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: dfactory Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 2.4.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/responsive-lightbox/wordpress-responsive-lightbox-gallery-plugin-2-4-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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