Vulnerability · Published Apr 4, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2025-2279Maps - Google Maps <= 1.0.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Maps 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 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Maps WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cd87d7ba-86e9-45b6-a3cd-11f6486f0bd0/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description