2026-02-07 5:52CVE-2025-12803Wordfence
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-80

Bold Builder <= 5.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via bt_bb_tabs Shortcode

The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin 'bt_bb_tabs' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.1 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.

Problem type

Affected products

boldthemes

Bold Page Builder

<= 5.5.1 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-563x-8ppc-xc7c

The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-563x-8ppc-xc7c

The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin 'bt_bb_tabs' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.1 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.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-12803
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