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Button Block EUVDEUVD-2026-110043

| CVE-2026-116400 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-26 Patchstack GHSA-9rjq-m9hf-xxjh
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain low-privilege authenticated account
  2. Delivery
    Insert crafted Button Block with script payload
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored unsanitized in post content
  4. Execution
    Higher-privilege user views the content
  5. Persist
    Script executes in victim browser session
  6. Impact
    Hijack session or perform actions as victim

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated WordPress user with at least low-privilege content-authoring rights (e.g. contributor/author) who can insert a Button Block, matching PR:L in the vector. The stored payload only triggers when another user - typically an administrator or editor - subsequently views the content containing the malicious block, matching UI:R. Exploitation is therefore limited to deployments running Button Block ≤1.2.7 that provision lower-trust authenticated accounts; single-admin sites with no untrusted authors face substantially reduced real-world exposure. The precise sanitization gap and exact block field are not detailed in the available sources beyond the CWE-79 classification.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity Stored XSS (CWE-79) with a provider CVSS of 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L). The network attack vector and low complexity are offset by two real constraints encoded in the vector: PR:L means the attacker must already hold an authenticated, low-privilege WordPress account (typically a contributor/author who can place blocks), and UI:R means a victim - usually an administrator or another user - must view the page containing the stored payload for the script to fire. The scope change (S:C) reflects script executing in the victim's authenticated browser session, which is why confidentiality, integrity and availability each show limited (L) impact rather than none. No EPSS score, SSVC automatable/technical-impact values, or KEV entry were provided in the input, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified here. There is no KEV listing and no confirmed public exploit code - the only reference is the Patchstack advisory itself. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', not act_now or emergency, consistent with a credentialed stored-XSS issue rather than a mass-exploitable unauthenticated flaw. Net: a legitimate issue to patch on a normal (this-month) cadence, not a drop-everything emergency, with real risk concentrated in multi-author sites where lower-trust accounts exist.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A multi-author WordPress site runs the Button Block plugin (≤1.2.7) and grants contributor/author accounts to lower-trust users. An authenticated low-privilege user crafts a Button Block with a malicious script payload in an improperly sanitized field; when an administrator or another user later views that content in wp-admin or on the front end, the script executes in their session. No public exploit code is confirmed in the provided data - only the Patchstack advisory is referenced.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 26, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the WordPress plugin Button Block (bPlugins) through version 1.2.7 lets an authenticated low-privilege user persist a script payload through the plugin's block content, which then executes in the browser of any higher-privileged user - typically an administrator or editor - who views or edits the affected page. The provider rates it CVSS 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), reflecting the requirement for a valid content-authoring account (PR:L) and for a victim to interact with the crafted content (UI:R). Exposure is meaningful mainly on multi-author sites that grant contributor or author roles to untrusted users; single-admin installations face substantially lower real-world risk, and no public exploit has been identified at the time of analysis.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released fixed version is identified in the available sources; the Patchstack advisory referenced above is the authoritative entry for the current fix status and should be checked before and after upgrading, and installing any release above 1.2.7 once the vendor publishes it is the complete fix if one becomes available. Until a patched release is confirmed, the effective compensating control follows directly from the assessed prerequisite - an authenticated account with content-authoring rights: remove or tightly restrict contributor and author roles on sites running Button Block ≤1.2.7, since without a low-privilege account able to insert the block the PR:L leg of the vector cannot be satisfied (trade-off: this blocks legitimate guest and multi-author workflows). Where multi-author publishing must continue, audit and re-review stored post content and block markup for injected script payloads and monitor post revisions and previews triggered by administrators, which reduces but does not eliminate the UI:R trigger path. Disabling or deactivating the Button Block plugin removes the injection surface entirely at the cost of losing existing button rendering in published content. Note that these are analyst-derived controls; the sources do not themselves prescribe mitigations, and none of them substitutes for a vendor patch once one is released.

Affected VersionsENISA

Button Block 0 ≤1.2.7

Affected Packages

euvd button_block no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a classic CWE-79 'Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation' issue in a WordPress Gutenberg-era block plugin. Button Block stores its configuration (rendered button markup, link targets, styling attributes) as post content and block attributes inside the WordPress database, so any input that is persisted without adequate sanitization and later re-emitted without proper output escaping becomes stored XSS: the payload is saved once and re-served to every subsequent viewer of the post or preview. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:button_block:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all releases at or below 1.2.7. Because the vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C, the injection point is reachable over the network by any account permitted to insert the block, the manipulation does not depend on unusual conditions (AC:L), and the scope change (S:C) reflects that the script runs with the privileges of the viewing user rather than the injecting one. The sources confirm the CWE-79 class and the vulnerable version ceiling but do not describe the precise sanitization gap or name the exact block field involved, so the specific injection parameter remains undocumented in the available intelligence.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Authenticated low-privilege author injects the payload (PR:L); a victim must view the stored content (UI:R); script runs cross-context in the victim session (S:C) with limited C/I/A.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Button Block button-block allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Button Block: from n/a through 1.2.7.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress block plugin by a small vendor, modest install base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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