PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Sticky Side Buttons safe?
Flexible button creator allowing you to stick floating buttons to the side of your site.
What this plugin does
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sticky-side-buttons - Author: Maeve Lander
- 10000+ active installs
- 90/100 rating (40 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 272955 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2017-01-12
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.0.3
- Last updated: 2025-07-02 3:16am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.7.7
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Sticky Side Buttons.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-3666 | Sticky Side Buttons [sticky-side-buttons] < 2.0.0 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Low 3.3 | < 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Sticky Side Buttons updated — 2.0.3 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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