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CVE-2025-47578: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Edward Caissie BNS Twitter Follow Button

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-47578cvecve-2025-47578
Published: Mon May 12 2025 (05/12/2025, 16:04:16 UTC)
Source: CVE
Vendor/Project: Edward Caissie
Product: BNS Twitter Follow Button

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.

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AILast updated: 05/01/2026, 14:24:45 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2025-47578 affects the BNS Twitter Follow Button plugin developed by Edward Caissie. It is a DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation. This flaw exists in versions up to 0.3.8 and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity but requires some user interaction. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected web application, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this DOM-based XSS vulnerability can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system or user data. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges and user interaction, and combined partial impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the affected plugin version to mitigate risk.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2025-05-07T09:55:31.577Z
Cisa Enriched
true
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 682d9816c4522896dcbd6a6d

Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:08:38 AM

Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 2:24:45 PM

Last updated: 5/8/2026, 10:24:11 PM

Views: 68

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