TI-2024-09778 Aliases CVE-2024-10555 GHSA-xrq3-j5cq-h7p4

MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Button Width

MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published 2024-12-20 · Updated 2024-12-20

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
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 9.8.1 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).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00336 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons (Unknown): 9.8.1

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 9.8.1	9.8.1	Patch available	CNA

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons VendorUnknown Affected before 9.8.1 Fixed in 9.8.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:maxfoundry:maxbuttons::::::wordpress::*	before 9.8.1	Vulnerable	maxfoundry

cpe:2.3:a:maxfoundry:maxbuttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 9.8.1 Vulnerable ·maxfoundry

Remediation

Fix · CNA WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons (Unknown) Fixed in 9.8.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2024-12-20
WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons 9.8.1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-08328 MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Text ColorPriority MEDIUM 55
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10555
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrq3-j5cq-h7p4

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fcc97635-e939-4cb4-9851-6f6ac4f6ad47/

TI-2024-02833 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons < 9.7.8 - Editor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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

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Sources

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