CVE-2026-2357: boldthemes bold page builder Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-2357 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in boldthemes bold page builder. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.7% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 5.6.9.
Timeline
- 16-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'bt_bb_shortcode' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
24%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.14 pp
From 0.18% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Boldthemes1 product
- bold page builder≤ 5.6.8
Wordpress1 product
- bold-page-builder≤ 5.6.8 (fixed in 5.6.9)
2 vendors · 2 products