WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.8 - Full Path Disclosure

published 2024-08-24 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47584

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits: 0; none known

The WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 9.7.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain the full path to instances, which they may be able to use in combination with other vulnerabilities or to simplify reconnaissance work. On its own, this information is of very limited use.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

maxfoundry maxbuttons 9.8.0

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3140369/maxbuttons/tags/9.8.0/assets/libraries/f… patch

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-28)

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

maxfoundry MaxButtons – Create buttons
maxfoundry maxbuttons

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-6499
NVD CVE-2024-6499

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary