CVE-2025-25167 WordPress BookPress – For Book Authors Plugin <= 1.2.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls to read or modify data in the BookPress WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25167?
CVE-2025-25167 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors, published on 7 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors book-press allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects BookPress – For Book Authors: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25167?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blackandwhitedigital Bookpress.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25167?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25167 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-25167 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25167 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-59vj-grh4-hp2j.