CVE-2026-2479
The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to the use of `strpos()` for substring-based hostname validation instead of strict host comparison in the `ajax_upload_image()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application, which can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/responsive-lightbox/tags/2.7.0/includes/class-remote-library.php#L329
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/responsive-lightbox/tags/2.7.0/includes/class-remote-library.php#L344
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/responsive-lightbox/trunk/includes/class-remote-library.php#L329
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3464566?contextall=1
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/44276b28-9509-4f59-936c-fff2ae404076?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.