CVE-2025-11867 Bg Book Publisher <= 1.25 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via book author metadata, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11867?
CVE-2025-11867 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in vbog Bg Book Publisher, published on 22 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Bg Book Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `book_author` post meta, rendered through the `[book_author]` shortcode, in all versions up to, and including, 1.25. This is due to the plugin not properly escaping the meta value before output. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11867?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11867?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11867 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-11867 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11867 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7h6-vp56-6vfm.