The Total Book Project <= 1.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Book Manipulation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The The Total Book Project plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 via several functions due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to perform several actions like moving/deleting/creating chapters in books that do not belong to them.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12126
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-862x-3jqq-f754
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e1b473fd-2444-4a54-b558-4656634a6903?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-total-book-project/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3392629%40the-total-book-project&new=3392629%40the-total-book-project
Sources
- CVE-2025-12126 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12126 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-862x-3jqq-f754 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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