CVE-2023-7168

Better Follow Button for Jetpack <= 8.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Published May 15, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Better Follow Button for Jetpack WordPress plugin through 8.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-59349 The Better Follow Button for Jetpack WordPress plugin through 8.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Antonpug
Antonpug better Flow Button For Jetpack
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:antonpug:better_flow_button_for_jetpack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Antonpug
Antonpug better Flow Button For Jetpack
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Better Follow Button for Jetpack WordPress plugin through 8.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Title Better Follow Button for Jetpack <= 8.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS
References
Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
May 20, 2025, 3:05 PM
Reserved
Dec 29, 2023, 3:30 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 15, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:52 AM