CVE-2023-6697

MEDIUMNuclei

WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 9.0.28 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Title source: CVE List
STIX 2.1 vulnerability

Record summary

CVE-2023-6697 has a selected CVSS score of 6.1 (medium); EIP currently links 1 Nuclei template.

Description

The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the map id parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.0.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Available material

Nuclei templates
1

CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactPartial

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Jan 24, 2024 · Source: CVE List

Affected products and versions

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ProductSourceVersion range

WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps)

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Default status: unaffected

CVE ListThrough 9.0.28affected

Nuclei templates

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ProjectDiscoveryMEDIUMWP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) < 9.0.29 - Cross-Site ScriptingCVSS 6.1

The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the map id parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.0.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Impact

Authenticated users can inject malicious JavaScript via reflected XSS in the map_id parameter, potentially stealing administrator session cookies or performing administrative actions.

Remediation

Update WP Go Maps plugin to version 9.0.29 or later.

WeaknessesCWE-79
Authorsiamnoooob, ritikchaddha
Template tagscvecve2023wpwp-pluginwordpressxsswp-go-mapsauthenticatedvuln
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wpgmaps:wp_go_maps:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
FOFA: body="/wp-content/plugins/wp-google-maps"
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ffcebd9d-82fe-4a30-8ad6-cf6c03753d4c/ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6697

Source: ProjectDiscovery

References

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