WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons < 9.7.8 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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 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
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00492 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons (Unknown): 9.7.8
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 | WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons | before 9.7.8 | 9.7.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons VendorUnknown Affected before 9.7.8 Fixed in 9.7.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:maxfoundry:maxbuttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 9.7.8 | Vulnerable | maxfoundry |
- cpe:2.3:a:maxfoundry:maxbuttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 9.7.8 Vulnerable ·maxfoundry
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons (Unknown) Fixed in 9.7.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3026
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h2w-mrjw-fq93
References
More maxfoundry Maxbuttons vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09778 MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Button Width CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-08328 MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Text Color CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
- TI-2022-16688 WordPress MaxButtons plugin <= 9.2 - Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-06028 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.8 - Full Path Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-18342 WordPress MaxButtons Plugin <= 9.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-06426 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-3026 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3026 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8h2w-mrjw-fq93 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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