Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-5314Dear Flipbook – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer <= 2.3.65 - DOM-Based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'pdf-source'
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Dear Flipbook – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer from dearhive. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Dear Flipbook – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘pdf-source’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.65 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| dearhive | Dear Flipbook – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer | 0 – through 2.3.65 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e316c636-2dd7-4d50-8c99-36f08ecf03ad?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/3d-flipbook-dflip-lite/trunk/assets/js/libs/pdf.min.js
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/3d-flipbook-dflip-lite/trunk/assets/js/dflip.min.js
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/3d-flipbook-dflip-lite/trunk/assets/js/dflip.js#L8861
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3319013/