WordPress BookPress for Book Authors Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability Allowing Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress BookPress – For Book Authors plugin, affecting versions through 1.2.7. This vulnerability allows for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, where an attacker could inject malicious scripts that are executed in the context of the user's browser.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, allowing for the injection of malicious scripts that could be executed in the user's browser.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
2.2
impact
1.7
exploitability
6.5
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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