Administrator-level stored XSS via unescaped plugin settings
Published Oct 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Stored XSS in Buttonizer Button contact VR 4.7.9.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through plugin settings. The plugin insufficiently sanitizes stored setting values and fails to escape them when generating affected pages, causing injected JavaScript to execute in visitors' browsers. Administrator access is required, and exposure is limited to multisite installations or sites where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Buttonizer Button contact VR 4.7.9.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through plugin settings. The plugin insufficiently sanitizes stored setting values and fails to escape them when generating affected pages, causing injected JavaScript to execute in visitors' browsers. Administrator access is required, and exposure is limited to multisite installations or sites where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-50414
- Published
- Oct 29, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Buttonizer
- Product
- Button contact VR
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Oct 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=4.7.9.1 changes=[{"at":"4.7.10","status":"unaffected"}]
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