CVE-2023-7029 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcodes, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-7029?
CVE-2023-7029 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in maxfoundry MaxButtons – Create buttons, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Maxfoundry Maxbuttons.
How do I fix CVE-2023-7029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-7029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in maxfoundry MaxButtons – Create buttons
- CVE-2023-36503 WordPress MaxButtons Plugin <= 9.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-3026 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons < 9.7.8 - Editor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-6499 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.8 - Full Path Disclosure
- CVE-2024-10555 MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Button Width
- CVE-2024-8968 MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Text Color
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cm2j-xhch-gm5q.