Simple Shortcode for Google Maps <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
CVE CVE-2024-10621
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 7, 2024
Last Updated November 8, 2024
Researcher Akbar Kustirama

Description

The Simple Shortcode for Google Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's pw_map shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Wordfence blocked 1,738 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for Simple Shortcode for Google Maps

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-google-maps-short-code (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.4
Patched Version
  • 1.6

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