Vulnerabilities and security researches formodern-footnotes modern-footnotes

Jun 07, 2024

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-5618
Home page URL: Security reports for Modern Footnotes
Application: Modern Footnotes
Date: Oct 20, 2023
Research Description: The Modern Footnotes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.4.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected versions: max 1.4.17.
Status: vulnerable

CVE, Research URL: 0b5ebde6e3911eb9a465fb483c3a9f7d473a5294
Home page URL: Security reports for Modern Footnotes
Application: Modern Footnotes
Date: Mar 14, 2023
Research Description: Modern Footnotes [modern-footnotes] < 1.4.16 Modern Footnotes <= 1.4.15 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting The Modern Footnotes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 1.4.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Affected versions: max 1.4.16.
Status: vulnerable

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-28423
Home page URL: Security reports for Modern Footnotes
Application: Modern Footnotes
Date: Jun 22, 2023
Research Description: Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Prism Tech Studios Modern Footnotes plugin <= 1.4.15 versions.
Affected versions: max 1.4.16.
Status: vulnerable

Jun 24, 2025

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-50049
Home page URL: Security reports for Modern Footnotes
Application: Modern Footnotes
Date: Jun 20, 2025
Research Description: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in prismtechstudios Modern Footnotes allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Modern Footnotes: from n/a through 1.4.19.
Affected versions: max 1.4.19.
Status: vulnerable