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CVE-2025-3516: 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

medium Affects simple-lightbox (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
simple-lightbox (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.9.4
Fixed in
2.9.4
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.9
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (24.1th percentile)
Published
2025-05-16
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordsimple-lightbox (WordPress plugin) advisories

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