CVE-2023-6697

MEDIUM NUCLEI

WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 9.0.28 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Map ID Parameter

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2023-6697 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

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.

Nuclei Templates (1)

WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) < 9.0.29 - Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUMVERIFIEDby iamnoooob,ritikchaddha

FOFA: body="/wp-content/plugins/wp-google-maps"

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3022232/wp-google-maps/trunk/html/atlas-novus/map-edit-page/map-edit-page.html.php

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b3c3115b-8921-429d-b517-b946edab1cd5?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0104

EPSS Percentile 59.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (2)

wpgmaps/WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) < 9.0.28

wpgmaps/wp_go_maps < 9.0.28

Published Jan 24, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026