Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium No patch listed CVE-2025-12159

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

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.

Quick Answer

CVE-2025-12159 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Bold Page Builder. It affects Versions up to 5.4.8 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

Published
Feb 06, 2026
Last Updated
Feb 07, 2026
Slug
bold-page-builder
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Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
No patched release listed
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Operator Briefing

CVE-2025-12159 is tracked for the Plugin Bold Page Builder as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 5.4.8. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
Not published
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 5.4.8
Tracking ID
CVE-2025-12159
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Identifier strength
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Version evidence
Versions up to 5.4.8

Affected version data gives operators a concrete comparison point against installed WordPress software.

Patch evidence
No patch listed

No patched version is listed, so the record is useful mainly for monitoring and risk acceptance decisions.

Source coverage
1 reference

External references are available for source validation, advisory review, and incident notes.

Verification Checklist

How to validate this finding

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Step 1

Inventory the installed Plugin package and compare its version with Versions up to 5.4.8.

Step 2

Monitor vendor advisories because this Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue has no fixed release listed here.

Step 3

Review references and CVSS vector details for exploitability, authentication requirements, and exposure path.

Step 4

After patching, re-run vulnerability monitoring and keep the related plugin or theme hub under review for follow-up CVEs.

Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
bold-page-builder View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2025-12159
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
Versions up to 5.4.8
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