Auth bypass in Black And White Bookpress – For Book Authors
CVE-2025-25167
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/book-press/vulnerability/wordpress-boo… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-25167?
- CVE-2025-25167 is a high-severity vulnerability in Black And White Bookpress – For Book Authors, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-25167?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-25167 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.