CVE-2022-38703 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Foundry Button Plugin MaxButtons plugin <= 9.2 at WordPress

Published: 2022-09-23

Score: 3.4 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Max Foundry

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 9.2`	affected	≤ 9.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:maxfoundry:maxbuttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 9.3 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-41272	Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Foundry Button Plugin MaxButtons plugin <= 9.2 at WordPress

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00322.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/maxbuttons/wordpress-wordpress-button-plugin-maxbuttons-plugin-9-2-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability/_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/maxbuttons/#developers

History

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Subscriptions

Maxfoundry Maxbuttons

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-09-23T13:52:19.181Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:47.566Z

Reserved: 2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-38703

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-23T14:15:12.830

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:16:57.823

Link: CVE-2022-38703

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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