CVE-2025-3649 (GCVE-0-2025-3649)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-12 06:00 – Updated: 2025-05-12 17:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
LightPress Lightbox < 2.3.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Summary
The LightPress Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.4 does not check download links point to valid, non-Javascript URLs, allowing users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-12 17:02 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/37fb7f3b-1766-4c… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | LightPress Lightbox |
Affected:
0 , < 2.3.4
(semver)
|
guessed |
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