Description
The Dear Flipbook – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PDF page labels in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2026-03-10
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting through PDF page labels that allows authenticated users with Author or higher privileges to inject JavaScript that executes whenever a PDF page is viewed
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Dear Flipbook plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross‑site scripting flaw in the handling of PDF page labels. When an authenticated author or higher user supplies malicious content for a page label, that content is stored in the PDF metadata and output without proper validation or escaping. As a result, arbitrary JavaScript can be injected and executed in the browser of any user who opens the affected PDF page. The weakness is a classic CWE‑79 input validation issue that can compromise user sessions and site integrity.

Affected Systems

All installations of the Dear Flipbook – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, and PDF viewer plugin running any version up to and including 2.4.20 are affected. The vulnerability applies to every WordPress site that has the plugin installed without applying the available patch.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low but non‑zero likelihood of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers must be authenticated with Author or higher privileges, so the attack vector is authenticated. Once exploited, injected scripts run in the victims’ browsers, giving attackers the ability to hijack sessions, deface content, or perform further malicious actions. The risk is to user confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site’s content but does not provide arbitrary code execution on the server.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 15, 2026 at 19:46 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Dear Flipbook plugin to a version newer than 2.4.20 to remove the stored XSS flaw.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, reduce the number of users with Author or higher roles, or temporarily revoke author‑level permissions for all users except those who require them.
  • If the plugin offers an option to disable PDF page labeling, enable that setting to eliminate the vulnerable input vector while the patch is pending.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 15, 2026 at 19:46 UTC.

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History

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dearhive
Dearhive dear Flipbook – Pdf Flipbook, 3d Flipbook, Pdf Embed, Pdf Viewer
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Dearhive
Dearhive dear Flipbook – Pdf Flipbook, 3d Flipbook, Pdf Embed, Pdf Viewer
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Dear Flipbook – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PDF page labels in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Dear Flipbook <= 2.4.20 - Authenticated (Auhtor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PDF Page Labels
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Dearhive Dear Flipbook – Pdf Flipbook, 3d Flipbook, Pdf Embed, Pdf Viewer
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:51:31.052Z

Reserved: 2026-02-15T21:48:01.990Z

Link: CVE-2026-2569

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-11T14:16:34.728Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-11T00:16:20.047

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:27:27.950

Link: CVE-2026-2569

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T20:00:06Z

Weaknesses