# CVE-2025-15267: Bold Page Builder stored cross-site scripting in accordion shortcode

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-15267-bold-page-builder-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-accordion  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-02-07. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-15267 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-02-07

The Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access to inject malicious scripts into pages through the accordion shortcode. When a visitor views an infected page, the injected script executes in their browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal sensitive data, hijack user sessions, or deface site content.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-15267 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-15267 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-15267?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 7 February 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Bold Plugins Bold Page Builder up to 5.6.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-15267?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2025-15267 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-15267?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the bt_bb_accordion_item shortcode, caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied shortcode attributes. An authenticated user with contributor-level or higher permissions can craft a shortcode with malicious JavaScript payloads that are stored in the page/post content and executed whenever the page is viewed. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 5.6.1. A patch is expected to be available in version 5.6.2 or later.

## Affected products

- Bold Plugins Bold Page Builder up to 5.6.1

## Timeline

- 2025-02-07: disclosed

## References

- [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](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)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3449791/bold-page-builder/trunk/content_elements/bt_bb_accordion_item/bt_bb_accordion_item.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3449791/bold-page-builder/trunk/content_elements/bt_bb_accordion_item/bt_bb_accordion_item.php)