jQuery Colorbox <= 4.6.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The jQuery Colorbox WordPress plugin through 4.6.3 uses the colorbox library, which does not sanitize title attributes on links before using them, allowing users with at least the contributor role to conduct XSS attacks against administrators.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00181 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | jQuery Colorbox | up to 4.6.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- jQuery Colorbox VendorUnknown Affected up to 4.6.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3650
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8vx-g6gq-xpj4
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-3650 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-3650 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x8vx-g6gq-xpj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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