CVE-2025-23899 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23899: WordPress Bookalet plugin <= 1.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Bookalet

Product Bookalet

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 16, 2025

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bookalet Bookalet bookalet allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Bookalet: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Bookalet versions up to 1.0.3 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data. An attacker with low-level access can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser session.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers to steal session data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User accounts and site data are at risk if authenticated users visit attacker-controlled content or malicious links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account and trick a user into visiting a malicious link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23899 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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