CVE-2023-7168Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped Main Button setting

Published May 15, 2025 · Updated May 20, 2025

Stored XSS in Anton Pugachevsky Better Follow Button for Jetpack 8.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject script. The settings page saves the Main Button value without sanitizing it and later renders the value without output escaping. Administrator privileges are required, but the attack remains possible when unfiltered_html is disabled; a visitor who loads the affected output executes the stored script in that site's origin.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Anton Pugachevsky Better Follow Button for Jetpack 8.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject script. The settings page saves the Main Button value without sanitizing it and later renders the value without output escaping. Administrator privileges are required, but the attack remains possible when unfiltered_html is disabled; a visitor who loads the affected output executes the stored script in that site's origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-7168
Published
May 15, 2025
Updated
May 20, 2025
Vendor
Anton Pugachevsky
Product
Better Follow Button for Jetpack
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=8.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Anton Pugachevsky · Better Follow Button for Jetpackversion=0 <=8.0

Published CVSS scores

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

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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