#VU109900 Stored cross-site scripting in BNS Twitter Follow Button - CVE-2025-47578

Vulnerability identifier: #VU109900

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-47578

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
BNS Twitter Follow Button
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Edward Caissie

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

BNS Twitter Follow Button: 0.3 - 0.3.8

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External links
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bns-twitter-follow-button/vulnerability/wordpress-bns-twitter-follow-button-plugin-0-3-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.