How to fix CVE-2025-3597?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Is Firelight Lightbox affected by CVE-2025-3597?

Organizations using Firelight Lightbox WordPress should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-3597 rated CVSS 5.9. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available.

CVE-2025-3597

MEDIUM

2025-05-12 [email protected]

WordPress Information Disclosure Firelight Lightbox PHP

5.9

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:41 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Jun 05, 2025 - 14:27 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

May 12, 2025 - 06:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionNVD

The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.15 does not prevent users with post writing capabilities from executing arbitrary Javascript when the jQuery Metadata library is enabled. While this feature is meant to only be available to Pro version users, it can be activated in the free version too, making it theoretically exploitable there as well.

AnalysisAI

The Firelight Lightbox WordPress plugin before 2.3.15 does not prevent users with post writing capabilities from executing arbitrary Javascript when the jQuery Metadata library is enabled. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

CVE-2025-3597 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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