CVE-2025-50049: WordPress Modern Footnotes plugin <= 1.4.19 - 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: 2025-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in prismtechstudios Modern Footnotes modern-footnotes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Modern Footnotes: from n/a through <= 1.4.19.

Affected products

prismtechstudios Modern Footnotes: through 1.4.19

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/modern-footnotes/vulnerability/wordpress-modern-footnotes-plugin-1-4-19-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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