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vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: wp-video-lightbox: CVE-2021-24665: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 23, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026

Description

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

Solution

wp-video-lightbox-plugin-cve-2021-24665
Title
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