CVE-2024-8968 MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Text Color

What is CVE-2024-8968?

CVE-2024-8968 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons, published on 20 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8968?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Maxfoundry Maxbuttons.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8968 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-2024-8968 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8968 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons

• CVE-2023-36503 WordPress MaxButtons Plugin <= 9.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 6.5
• CVE-2023-7029 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-3026 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons < 9.7.8 - Editor+ Stored XSS Medium 5.4
• CVE-2024-6499 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.8 - Full Path Disclosure Medium 5.3
• CVE-2024-10555 MaxButtons < 9.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Button Width Medium 4.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-hv8c-r4r9-rxwp.