CVE-2014-9441: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Lightbox Photo Gallery plugin 1.0 for WordPr

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MEDIUM 6.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2014-9441 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting lightbox photo gallery. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Lightbox Photo Gallery plugin 1.0 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspecified vectors or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (2) ll__opt[image2_url] or (3) ll__opt[image3_url] parameter in a ll_save_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.0% (top 37%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2015-01-02
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: lightbox photo gallery project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2015-01-02 19:59 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:18 UTCUpdated Record last modified

lightbox photo gallery project lightbox photo gallery DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy lightbox-photo-gallery || rpm -q lightbox-photo-gallery || lightbox-photo-gallery --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison lightbox-photo-gallery sudo apt install lightbox-photo-gallery=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold lightbox-photo-gallery

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list lightbox-photo-gallery sudo dnf downgrade lightbox-photo-gallery-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add lightbox-photo-gallery

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-9441?

lightbox photo gallery: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-9441 being exploited?

CVE-2014-9441 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2014-9441 affect?

CVE-2014-9441 affects lightbox photo gallery. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Lightbox Photo Gallery plugin 1.0 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspeci

How urgent is CVE-2014-9441?

Priority 45/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities · PHP vulnerabilities

References

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