Sticky Side Buttons < 2.0.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Sticky Side Buttons WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 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)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Sticky Side Buttons (Unknown): 2.0.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sticky Side Buttons | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Sticky Side Buttons VendorUnknown Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:maevelander:sticky_side_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Maeve Lander |
- cpe:2.3:a:maevelander:sticky_side_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Maeve Lander
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sticky Side Buttons (Unknown) Fixed in 2.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3666
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93g6-qwj4-59m7
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-3666 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-3666 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93g6-qwj4-59m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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