WordPress Plugins: XSS via lightGallery <=2.8.3 (Contributor+ attacks)
CVE-2025-5092 Published on November 20, 2025

Multiple Plugins and Themes <= (Various Versions) - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via lightGallery JavaScript Library
Multiple plugins and/or themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's bundled lightGallery library (<= 2.8.3) in various versions due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD

Timeline

2025-06-11

Vendor Notified

2025-11-19

Disclosed 161 days later.

Weakness Type

What is a XSS Vulnerability?

The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

CVE-2025-5092 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.

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WordPress

Affected Versions

lightgalleryteam LightGallery WP:

Version *, <= 1.0.5 is affected.

tplugins TP WooCommerce Product Gallery:

Version *, <= 1.1.9 is affected.

vowelweb Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder:

Version *, <= 1.2.5.1 is affected.

wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor:

Version *, <= 1.7.1031 is affected.

wpsofts Portfolio, Gallery, Product Catalog – Grid KIT Portfolio:

Version *, <= 2.2.1 is affected.

famethemes OnePress:

Version *, <= 2.3.16 is affected.

galaxyweblinks Gallery with thumbnail slider:

Version *, <= 7.8 is affected.

wpkin Image Hover Effects Ultimate:

Version *, <= 9.10.5 is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.05%

Percentile

16.72%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.