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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-7029
CVE-2023-7029:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2023-7029) in all versions up to and including 9.7.6. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the plugin's shortcode(s) (NVD, Wordfence Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) according to NVD, and 6.4 (Medium) according to Wordfence. The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically in the plugin's shortcode attributes (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an affected page (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was partially fixed in version 9.7.6, with a complete fix available in version 9.7.7. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the plugin (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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