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CVE-2021-24665: 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

medium Affects wp-video-lightbox (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
wp-video-lightbox (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.9.3
Fixed in
1.9.3
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.5th percentile)
Published
2021-08-30
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-video-lightbox (WordPress plugin) advisories

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