Is Meow Lightbox safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (5.6.5). 2 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Oct 14, 2026.

Checked 4 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 5.6.5.

How it’s looked after

Last release: Oct 30, 2026 (1 week ago)
Releases in the last year: 30
Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4
Support resolved: 1 of 1 threads in two months
Active installs: 10K+

2 known vulnerabilities

1 high
1 medium

None affects the current version.

Every known vulnerability in Meow Lightbox

Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.

medium
Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Output Buffering parser noise substitution via comment body + display_name
Fixed in 5.6.3 · CVE-2026-107756 · Oct 14, 2026 · Wordfence
high
Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML Parser Quote-Metadata Desynchronization
Fixed in 5.6.5 · CVE-2026-109234 · Oct 13, 2026 · Wordfence

Questions about Meow Lightbox’s security

Is Meow Lightbox safe to use?

No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Meow Lightbox updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.

Does Meow Lightbox have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 2 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Meow Lightbox up to date.

Is Meow Lightbox still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.

Is Meow Lightbox compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

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Vulnerability data from WPVulnerability (CC0), which gathers records from CVE, Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan. A clean record isn’t a guarantee: keep every plugin updated.