CVE-2024-5425 WP jQuery Lightbox <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via title Attribute
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the title attribute, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5425?
CVE-2024-5425 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in firelightwp LightPress Lightbox, published on 7 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP jQuery Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘title’ attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5425?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lightpress Lightbox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5425?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-5425 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5425 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in firelightwp LightPress Lightbox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xmq-r8x8-g9h7.