Vulnerability · Published Jan 3, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-6524MapPress Maps for WordPress <= 2.88.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in MapPress Maps for WordPress from chrisvrichardson. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the map title parameter in all versions up to and including 2.88.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chrisvrichardson | MapPress Maps for WordPress | 0 – through 2.88.13 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/28a8f025-c2ab-4a5f-a99e-a2d19b14a190?source=cve
- https://advisory.abay.sh/cve-2023-6524
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3015598%40mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress%2Ftrunk&old=3001436%40mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=