WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Bold Page Builder < 5.9.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'shortcode_content' Parameter

Description

The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'shortcode_content' parameter of the bt_bb_shortcode shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.6. This is due to a bypassable security filter (bt_bb_save_pre) that can be circumvented via null byte injection, combined with insufficient output sanitization of base64-decoded content in the bt_bb_raw_content shortcode handler. 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.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 5.9.7

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
suyoung kim(AhnLab)
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-15 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-09-15 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-16 (about 1 month ago)

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