CVE-2023-36503 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Foundry WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons plugin <= 9.5.3 versions.

Published: 2023-07-25

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

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

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 9.5.3

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 9.6 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-40452	Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Foundry WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons plugin <= 9.5.3 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00102.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/maxbuttons/wordpress-wordpress-button-plugin-maxbuttons-plugin-9-5-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

Maxfoundry Maxbuttons

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-07-25T13:50:07.651Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:30.301Z

Reserved: 2023-06-22T08:38:41.921Z

Link: CVE-2023-36503

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-25T14:15:10.980

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:09:50.547

Link: CVE-2023-36503

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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