MaxButtons – Create buttons: known security problems
14 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 14 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 9.8.6 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.8.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.8.5
- Fixed in
- 9.8.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.8.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-13245
- Report title
- MaxButtons <= 9.8.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'view' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.8.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.8.3
- Fixed in
- 9.8.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.8.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-39444
- Report title
- MaxButtons <= 9.8.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.8.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.8.0
- Fixed in
- 9.8.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.8.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-10555
- Report title
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.8.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Button Width
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.8.0) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.8.0
- Fixed in
- 9.8.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.8.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-8968
- Report title
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.8.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Text Color
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.7.8
- Fixed in
- 9.8.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.8.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-6499
- Report title
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.8 - Full Path Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.7.7
- Fixed in
- 9.7.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.7.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-3026
- Report title
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.7 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.7.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.7.6
- Fixed in
- 9.7.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.7.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-7029
- Report title
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.7.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.7.4
- Fixed in
- 9.7.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.7.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-6594
- Report title
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.5.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.5.3
- Fixed in
- 9.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-36503
- Report title
- MaxButtons <= 9.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.2
- Fixed in
- 9.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-36346
- Report title
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.2
- Fixed in
- 9.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-38703
- Report title
- MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 9.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 9.2
- Fixed in
- 9.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 9.3 or newer.
- Report title
- WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Shortcode-Based Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 6.18)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.18
- Fixed in
- 6.19
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 6.19 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2017-2169
- Report title
- MaxButtons <= 6.18 - Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.26.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.26.1
- Fixed in
- 1.26.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update MaxButtons – Create buttons to version 1.26.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2014-7181
- Report title
- MaxButtons < 1.26.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
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