CVE-2025-3597Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Contributor-level stored XSS via jQuery metadata

Published May 12, 2025 · Updated May 12, 2025

Stored cross-site scripting in Firelight Lightbox before 2.3.15 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript through crafted posts. The jQuery Metadata path parses attacker-controlled object syntax from a link class, then uses its title value without neutralizing script-bearing markup. Contributor post-writing access is required, an administrator must enable the metadata option, and another user must preview the post and click its link.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in Firelight Lightbox before 2.3.15 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript through crafted posts. The jQuery Metadata path parses attacker-controlled object syntax from a link class, then uses its title value without neutralizing script-bearing markup. Contributor post-writing access is required, an administrator must enable the metadata option, and another user must preview the post and click its link.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-3597
Published
May 12, 2025
Updated
May 12, 2025
Vendor
Firelight
Product
Firelight Lightbox
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.3.15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Firelight · Firelight Lightboxversion=0 <2.3.15

Published CVSS scores

5.9CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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