CVE-2024-3026: WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons < 9.7.8 - Editor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons WordPress plugin before 9.7.8 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as editor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

maxfoundry MaxButtons – Create buttons: before 9.7.8 — fixed in 9.7.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: maxfoundry MaxButtons – Create buttons 9.7.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aba9d8a5-20a7-49e5-841c-9cfcb9bc6144/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aba9d8a5-20a7-49e5-841c-9cfcb9bc6144/

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