CVE-2025-11867
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-22
Last updated on: 2025-10-22
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | bg_book_publisher | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The Bg Book Publisher plugin for WordPress has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the `book_author` post meta, which is rendered via the `[book_author]` shortcode. The plugin does not properly escape the meta value before output, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute whenever any user views the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts can execute in the context of other users visiting the page, potentially leading to theft of user data, session hijacking, or other malicious actions that compromise site security and user privacy.