CVE-2025-32478VulnerabilityPublished 9 Apr 2025Updated 28 Apr 2026

CVE-2025-32478: Mario Aguiar WP SexyLightBox · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affects Mario Aguiar WP SexyLightBoxSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.1High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Apr 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Mario Aguiar WP SexyLightBox	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should consider disabling the WP SexyLightBox plugin or restricting its use to trusted environments. Applying standard WordPress security best practices may help reduce risk, but no specific official fix or temporary workaround is currently documented.

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mario Aguiar WP SexyLightBox wp-sexylightbox allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP SexyLightBox: from n/a through <= 0.5.3.

Impact

Successful exploitation can lead to stored XSS, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of affected users, potentially leading to data theft, session hijacking, or other malicious actions. The CSRF aspect means attackers can induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions. The overall impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent as per the CVSS vector.

Summary

The WP SexyLightBox plugin for WordPress contains a CSRF vulnerability that enables stored XSS attacks. This affects all versions up to 0.5.3. The vulnerability allows attackers to trick authenticated users into submitting unauthorized requests, which can result in malicious scripts being stored and executed within the application context. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, reflecting high severity due to network accessibility, low complexity, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-sexylightbox/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-sexylightbox-plugin-0-5-3-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (opens in a new tab)

Community reviews

Loading reviews…