CVE-2025-5537
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-08
Last updated on: 2025-07-10
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| fooplugins | foobox | to 2.7.35 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox plugin. It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape image alternative text inputs. Authenticated users with Author-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts into pages via image alt texts. These scripts then execute whenever any user views the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers with Author-level access to inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view the infected pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions performed in the context of the affected website. It compromises the integrity and security of the website and its users.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
The provided resources do not explicitly mention any mitigation steps or patches for this vulnerability. Therefore, immediate mitigation steps cannot be determined from the given information. [1]