CVE-2025-25168: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors book-press all

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-25168?

bookpress: upgrade to newer than 1.2.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2025-25168 being exploited?

CVE-2025-25168 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2025-25168 affect?

CVE-2025-25168 affects bookpress. Severity is high (CVSS 7.1). Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors book-press allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects BookPress – For Book Authors: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.

Routine

HIGH 7.1UPGRADE

CVE-2025-25168 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.1) affecting bookpress. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors book-press allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects BookPress – For Book Authors: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.

Why this priority

High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.1 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.1% (top 96%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2025-02-07
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Patchstack · Vendor: blackandwhitedigital

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-02-07 10:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:00 UTCUpdated Record last modified

blackandwhitedigital bookpress UPGRADE

Affected: <= 1.2.7

Fixed in: newer than 1.2.7

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy bookpress || rpm -q bookpress || bookpress --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 1.2.7 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade bookpress

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade bookpress

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-25168?

bookpress: upgrade to newer than 1.2.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-25168 being exploited?

CVE-2025-25168 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-25168 affect?

CVE-2025-25168 affects bookpress. Severity is high (CVSS 7.1). Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Black and White BookPress – For Book Authors book-press allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects BookPress – For Book Authors: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.

How urgent is CVE-2025-25168?

Priority 26/100. High severity

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