Vulnerabilities and security researches forlightbox-photoswipe lightbox-photoswipe

Aug 02, 2026

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2026-14833
Home page URL: Security reports for Lightbox with PhotoSwipe
Application: Lightbox with PhotoSwipe
Date: Jul 31, 2026
Research Description: 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.
Affected versions: max 5.9.0.
Status: vulnerable