Bold Page Builder <= 5.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via bt_bb_accordion_item Shortcode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- 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-79.
Summary
The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's bt_bb_accordion_item shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.1 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.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boldthemes | Bold Page Builder | up to 5.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Bold Page Builder Vendorboldthemes Affected up to 5.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bold-themes:bold_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | boldthemes |
- cpe:2.3:a:bold-themes:bold_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·boldthemes
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15267
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwcw-j96j-rgcq
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38a3b3bf-9538-4ae8-9da4-d4b48805763b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bold-page-builder/tags/5.5.7/content_elements/bt_bb_accordion_item/bt_bb_accordion_item.php?marks=28#L28
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3449791/bold-page-builder/trunk/content_elements/bt_bb_accordion_item/bt_bb_accordion_item.php
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Sources
- CVE-2025-15267 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15267 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwcw-j96j-rgcq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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