WordPress BookPress – For Book Authors Plugin <= 1.2.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors book-press allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects BookPress – For Book Authors: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00467 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black and White | BookPress – For Book Authors | up to 1.2.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BookPress – For Book Authors VendorBlack and White Affected up to 1.2.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blackandwhitedigital:bookpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.2.7 | Vulnerable | blackandwhitedigital |
- cpe:2.3:a:blackandwhitedigital:bookpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·blackandwhitedigital
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-25167
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59vj-grh4-hp2j
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-25167 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-25167 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59vj-grh4-hp2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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