WP Google Map <= 1.7.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

4.8
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24502
CVSS 4.8 (Medium)
Publicly Published July 1, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Pratik Khalane

Description

The WP Google Map WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 did not sanitise or escape the Map Title before outputting them in the page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue by high privilege users, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

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Vulnerability Details for Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gmap-embed (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.7.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7.6
Patched Version
  • 1.7.7

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