CVE-2025-15696: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Real3D Flipbook
The Real3D Flipbook WordPress plugin before 5.4 does not sanitize or escape several flipbook editor fields before rendering them back in the admin editor, allowing users with the Author role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the browser of any user who later opens the affected flipbook for editing, including administrators.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-15696 is a CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the Real3D Flipbook WordPress plugin prior to version 5.4. The plugin fails to sanitize or escape multiple flipbook editor fields before rendering them in the admin editor interface. This enables users with Author-level permissions or above to inject malicious JavaScript code that executes in the context of any user who subsequently edits the affected flipbook, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks.
Potential Impact
Users with Author role or higher can inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the browsers of other users, including administrators, who open the affected flipbook for editing. This could lead to unauthorized actions performed with the privileges of the victim user. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality and integrity of user sessions within the WordPress admin environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Real3D Flipbook plugin to version 5.4 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary indicating the fix in 5.4.
CVE-2025-15696: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Real3D Flipbook
Description
The Real3D Flipbook WordPress plugin before 5.4 does not sanitize or escape several flipbook editor fields before rendering them back in the admin editor, allowing users with the Author role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the browser of any user who later opens the affected flipbook for editing, including administrators.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
Real3D Flipbook
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-15696 is a CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the Real3D Flipbook WordPress plugin prior to version 5.4. The plugin fails to sanitize or escape multiple flipbook editor fields before rendering them in the admin editor interface. This enables users with Author-level permissions or above to inject malicious JavaScript code that executes in the context of any user who subsequently edits the affected flipbook, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks.
Potential Impact
Users with Author role or higher can inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the browsers of other users, including administrators, who open the affected flipbook for editing. This could lead to unauthorized actions performed with the privileges of the victim user. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality and integrity of user sessions within the WordPress admin environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Real3D Flipbook plugin to version 5.4 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary indicating the fix in 5.4.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T14:46:47.614Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab36d3df7a7c541065abc8c
Added to database: 09/23/2026, 06:10:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/23/2026, 06:33:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 01:57:05 UTC
Views: 6
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