CVE-2025-23464 WordPress Twitter News Feed plugin <= 1.1.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Reflected XSS in Twitter News Feed plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23464?
CVE-2025-23464 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Keir Whitaker Twitter News Feed, published on 3 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Keir Whitaker Twitter News Feed twitter-news-feed allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Twitter News Feed: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23464?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-23464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm9x-4m38-wvhh.