CVE-2026-14833Lightbox with PhotoSwipe < 5.9.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via data-lbwps-caption Attribute
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It affects Unknown Lightbox with PhotoSwipe. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
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The Lightbox with PhotoSwipe WordPress plugin before 5.9.0 does not sanitise or escape a link data attribute before rendering it into the image lightbox caption in the browser, allowing users with author-level access and above (who lack the unfiltered_html capability) to store JavaScript that runs when a visitor or administrator opens the lightbox.
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown Lightbox with PhotoSwipe unknown:lightbox_with_photoswipe (from the name) | before 5.9.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aae59cb8-b259-464e-a86b-164d89f61342/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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