Bold Page Builder <= 5.4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "cveMetadata": {
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-12159",
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-02-07T05:52:40.735Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-10-24T13:23:22.116Z",
    "datePublished": "2026-02-07T05:52:40.735Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-02-07T05:52:40.735Z"
      },
      "title": "Bold Page Builder <= 5.4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's bt_bb_raw_content shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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."
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "vendor": "boldthemes",
          "product": "Bold Page Builder",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "*",
              "status": "affected",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.8"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')",
              "cweId": "CWE-79",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f492dcb6-0aa7-476d-bb85-c81a136d02a6?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bold-page-builder/tags/5.4.8/content_elements/bt_bb_raw_content/bt_bb_raw_content.php#L25"
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
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            "version": "3.1",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
            "baseScore": 6.4,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"
          }
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "time": "2025-10-13T00:00:00.000+00:00",
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Discovered"
        },
        {
          "time": "2026-02-06T17:30:05.000+00:00",
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Athiwat Tiprasaharn",
          "type": "finder"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}