CVE-2024-1872: Button (WordPress plugin) · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affects Button (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Mar 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| burgersoftware Button | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from burgersoftware. Consider disabling or removing the Button plugin if not essential, or applying custom code-level mitigations to prevent unsafe deserialization if feasible.
Description
The Button plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.27 via deserialization of untrusted input in the button_shortcode function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3d26aa4-8bea-48e8-ad14-513690a31831?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/button/trunk/inc/shortcode.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3062105%40button&new=3062105%40button&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)