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CVE-2026-14833: Lightbox with PhotoSwipe (WordPress plugin) · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affects Lightbox with PhotoSwipe (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 5.9.0 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.9.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Lightbox with PhotoSwipe (WordPress plugin) to 5.9.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Lightbox with PhotoSwipeAffected
  • <5.9.0
Fixed in
  • 5.9.0

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict author-level user capabilities and avoid granting untrusted users author-level access. Monitor for plugin updates and apply them promptly once released.

Description

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Lightbox with PhotoSwipe WordPress plugin before version 5.9.0. The plugin fails to sanitize or escape a link data attribute before rendering it in the image lightbox caption. This allows users with author-level access or higher (without unfiltered_html capability) to inject JavaScript that executes when the lightbox is opened by visitors or administrators.

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