CVE-2025-47578: WordPress BNS Twitter Follow Button plugin <= 0.3.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Edward Caissie BNS Twitter Follow Button bns-twitter-follow-button allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects BNS Twitter Follow Button: from n/a through <= 0.3.8.

Affected products

Edward Caissie BNS Twitter Follow Button: through 0.3.8

References

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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