CVE-2024-8968

MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Text Color

Published Dec 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 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).

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00091}

epss

{'score': 0.00098}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Maxfoundry
Maxfoundry maxbuttons
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:maxfoundry:maxbuttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Maxfoundry
Maxfoundry maxbuttons
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description The WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 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).
Title MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Text Color
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Dec 20, 2024, 4:58 PM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2024, 1:47 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 20, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:23 AM