---
id: CVE-2026-118165
title: >-
  Firelight Lightbox < 2.3.23 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Lightbox Link 'href'
  Attribute
summary: >-
  The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.23 does not escape the URL
  of links it opens in its Classic lightbox before inserting it into the page as
  HTML, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform
  Store…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-79
product: Firelight Lightbox
affected:
  - firelight_lightbox < 2.3.23
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-30T13:16:18.304152Z'
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T13:26:46.417Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118165'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/345e7a47-ba72-4329-a9d6-9d3a9a8b3321/'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00235
epssPercentile: 0.14636
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:07:30.254Z'
---

## Overview

The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.23 does not escape the URL of links it opens in its Classic lightbox before inserting it into the page as HTML, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users who click a crafted link.

## Affected

- `firelight_lightbox < 2.3.23`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.