Stored XSS Vulnerability in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-9710

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress

Vendor
CVE Published:
6 October 2025

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2025-9710?

The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin for WordPress prior to version 2.5.3 has a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to manipulate HTML tag attributes effectively. By exploiting this flaw, attackers may inject malicious event handlers, enabling them to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, which can compromise user data and security.

Affected Version(s)

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 0 < 2.5.3

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

References

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Matthew Rollings
WPScan
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CVE-2025-9710 : Stored XSS Vulnerability in Responsive Lightbox & Gallery Plugin by WordPress