WP Magnific Popup: Cross-site scripting
WP Magnific Popup is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is <= 1.0.
- Component
- WP Magnific Popup
- Plugin slug
wp-magnific-popup- Affected
- <= 1.0
- Safe version
> 1.0- Published
- Jun 17, 2026
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jun 17, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Magnific Popup to a release after 1.0, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The WP Magnific Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not properly escape user-controlled link URLs before injecting them into the DOM when displaying image load error messages, allowing authenticated attackers with Author-level access or above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visiting user.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L