PT-2025-42285 · WordPress · Wp Bookwidgets

Djaidja Moundjid · Published 2025-10-15 · Updated 2025-10-15 · CVE-2025-10139

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP BookWidgets plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 0.9

Description The WP BookWidgets plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the 'bw link' shortcode. This is due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when a user accesses the affected page.

Recommendations Update the WP BookWidgets plugin to a version newer than 0.9.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-10139

Affected Products

Wp Bookwidgets

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10139 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1978489252817121321 · Twitter Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-bookwidgets · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-bookwidgets/trunk/wp-bookwidgets.php#L163 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3380322 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1716743f-8259-40fb-bc9b-53e3dfef8816?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/138726 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1978562045877387355 · Twitter Post