CVE-2025-5035: The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.16 does not sanitise and escape title attributes before outputting them in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributors to pe

medium Affects firelight-lightbox (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.16 does not sanitise and escape title attributes before outputting them in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributors to pe

Package
firelight-lightbox (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.3.16
Fixed in
2.3.16
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (13.7th percentile)
Published
2025-06-27
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordfirelight-lightbox (WordPress plugin) advisories

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