Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Bold Page Builder Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-12159

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Bold Page Builder
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 February 2026

What is CVE-2025-12159?

The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on the 'bt_bb_raw_content' shortcode. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 5.4.8, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts. When users visit the affected pages, these scripts can execute, potentially leading to data theft, session hijacking, or other security breaches.

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Affected Version(s)

Bold Page Builder * <= 5.4.8

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bold-page-buil...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Athiwat Tiprasaharn
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