CVE-2025-25168 WordPress BookPress – For Book Authors Plugin <= 1.2.7 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Attackers can trick users into triggering stored XSS via CSRF, allowing script execution in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25168?
CVE-2025-25168 is a high-severity 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors book-press allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects BookPress – For Book Authors: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25168?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blackandwhitedigital Bookpress.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-25168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5wx-x974-9cqx.