PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Wp Featherlight safe?
The most lightweight WordPress lightbox plugin...and the featherlight CSS/JS (only 7kb) is automatically disabled unless you manually enable within ea …
What this plugin does
- Slug:
wp-featherlight - Author: treeflips
- 2000+ active installs
- 100/100 rating (3 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 19391 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2020-06-24
galleryimagejqueryjquery lightboxlightbox
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 1.0.4
- Last updated: 2025-05-14 9:05am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.8.8
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Wp Featherlight.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WP Featherlight – A Simple jQuery Lightbox [wp-featherlight] <= 1.3.4 (unfixed + closed) | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.4 | < 1.3.4 | 1.3.4 | 0000-00-00 | ⚠ update needed |
| CVE-2024-5667 | Multiple Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via Featherlight.js JavaScript Library | — | Unknown | not specified | no fix on file | — | — |
How to fix it
Keep Wp Featherlight updated — 1.0.4 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
1 of the vulnerabilities above has no fixed version on file — there's no update that resolves it. Consider deactivating this plugin or switching to one of the alternatives below.
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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