Is WP Video Lightbox safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (1.9.12). 11 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Jul 2, 2025.

Checked 2 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 1.9.12.

How it’s looked after

Last release: May 20, 2026 (5 months ago)
Releases in the last year: 0
Tested up to: WordPress 7.0.8
Active installs: 30K+

11 known vulnerabilities

5 medium
6 not rated

None affects the current version.

Disclosed each year

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20151
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20251

Every known vulnerability in WP Video Lightbox

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

medium
Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via prettyPhoto JavaScript Library
Fixed in 1.9.12 · CVE-2025-2540 · Jul 2, 2025 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via width Parameter
Fixed in 1.9.11 · CVE-2024-4324 · May 1, 2024 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Fixed in 1.9.7 · CVE-2022-4465 · Dec 21, 2022 · Wordfence
Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 1.9.6 · Jul 4, 2022 · Wordfence
Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Fixed in 1.9.6 · Jul 4, 2022 · Patchstack
medium
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 1.9.5 · CVE-2022-2189 · Jun 30, 2022 · Wordfence
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Fixed in 1.9.5 · Jun 30, 2022 · Patchstack
medium
Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 1.9.3 · CVE-2021-24665 · Aug 23, 2021 · Wordfence
Cross Site Scripting
Fixed in 1.7.5 · May 14, 2015 · Patchstack
DOM Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 1.7.5 · CVE-2013-6837 · Dec 19, 2013 · Wordfence
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 1.9.5 · WPScan

Questions about WP Video Lightbox’s security

Is WP Video Lightbox safe to use?

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

Does WP Video Lightbox have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 11 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep WP Video Lightbox up to date.

Is WP Video Lightbox still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 5 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

Is WP Video Lightbox compatible with the latest WordPress?

It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, one version behind the current 7.1. Authors often update this line a few weeks after a release.

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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.