CVE-2025-3650 jQuery Colorbox <= 4.6.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributor-level users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized title attributes, potentially compromising administrator accounts in WordPress installations using this plugin.
- 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-2025-3650?
CVE-2025-3650 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown jQuery Colorbox, published on 12 Sep 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The jQuery Colorbox WordPress plugin through 4.6.3 uses the colorbox library, which does not sanitize title attributes on links before using them, allowing users with at least the contributor role to conduct XSS attacks against administrators.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3650?
How do I fix CVE-2025-3650?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3650 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-2025-3650 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-3650 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8vx-g6gq-xpj4.