CVE-2025-3516
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CVE-2025-3516 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. The Simple Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.9.4 does not validate and escape some of its attributes before outputting them back in a page/post, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Simple Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.9.4 does not validate and escape some of its attributes before outputting them back in a page/post, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Archetyped | Simple Lightbox | < 2.9.4 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/336a78cd-297b-4f47-a007-e33eac7f1dad/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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