🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2023-7029

MEDIUM 6.4

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode

CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including 9.7.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. NOTE: This vulnerability was partially fixed in version 9.7.6.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor maxfoundry
Product maxbuttons – create buttons
Published Feb 5, 2024
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

maxfoundry / MaxButtons – Create buttons
0 ≤ 9.7.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bca0e8a0-d837-42d8-a9d3-35e0c820eb43?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3024075/maxbuttons

Credits

Craig Smith