CVE-2025-3516
Simple Lightbox < 2.9.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Severity Score
5.9
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
Pierre Rudloff, WPScan
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-04-11 CVE Reserved
- 2025-05-16 CVE Published
- 2025-05-16 CVE Updated
- 2025-05-16 First Exploit
- 2025-05-17 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/336a78cd-297b-4f47-a007-e33eac7f1dad | 2025-05-16 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Unknown Search vendor "Unknown" | Simple Lightbox Search vendor "Unknown" for product "Simple Lightbox" | < 2.9.4 Search vendor "Unknown" for product "Simple Lightbox" and version " < 2.9.4" | en |
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