Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Best-wp-google-map Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-1096

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Best-WP-google-map
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-1096?

The Best-wp-google-map plugin for WordPress allows for stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities through insufficient sanitization of inputs via the 'latitude' and 'longitudinal' parameters of the 'google_map_view' shortcode. Authenticated users with Contributor-level access and higher can inject malicious scripts, leading to the execution of these scripts whenever a user accesses a compromised page, potentially compromising site security.

Affected Version(s)

Best-wp-google-map 0 <= 2.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/best-wp-google-map/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/best-wp-google...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Youcef Hamdani
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