Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Google Maps Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-13208

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Maps Plugin Using Google Maps For WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 February 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Google Maps Plugin for WordPress prior to version 1.9.4 contains a vulnerability that allows high privilege users, such as administrators, to exploit insufficient sanitization and escaping of settings. This weakness can facilitate Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, yielding the possibility for attackers to inject malicious scripts even when specific user capabilities, like unfiltered_html, are disallowed, particularly in multisite setups. This vulnerability emphasizes the importance of strict input and output handling to maintain the security of WordPress sites.

Affected Version(s)

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress 0 < 1.9.4

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-13208 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f86d4f64-208f-407f-8d2c-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krugov Artyom
WPScan
.