4.4
Medium
CVE-2023-6594 The WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin…
Description
The WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 9.7.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. Administrators can give button creation privileges to users with lower levels (contributor+) which would allow those lower-privileged users to carry out attacks.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons 9.7 | earliest → 9.7.4 | No fix stated |
| MaxButtons – Create buttons 9.7 | earliest → 9.7.4 | No fix stated |