Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-8620MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.93 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Map Settings
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in MapPress Maps for WordPress from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.93 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MapPress Maps for WordPress | 0 – before 2.93 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d8b0ddd8-0380-4185-aa00-8437e2b617ad/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description