CVE-2025-3649 LightPress Lightbox < 2.3.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via download links in LightPress Lightbox, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-3649?
CVE-2025-3649 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown LightPress Lightbox, published on 12 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lightpress Lightbox.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3649?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3649 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-2025-3649 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-3649 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown LightPress Lightbox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f7g9-mhw7-w4wj.