CVE-2023-7168

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

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).

Affected

Better Follow Button for Jetpack

CVSS v3.1 CNA

4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 23rd percentile

Published

2025-05-15

Updated

2025-05-20

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/715ded45-04ee-40c1-8acb-bd40d0fe30ec/

Security advisories

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/715ded45-04ee-40c1-8acb-bd40d0fe30ec

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry