Google Map Shortcode <= 3.1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

published 2023-06-19 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-34345

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Google Map Shortcode WordPress plugin through 3.1.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 22 mo ago (2024-12-12)

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92dcbeb3-17db-4d10-8ae7-c99acdb48c78 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Unknown Google Map Shortcode

Classification

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/92dcbeb3-17db-4d10-8ae7-c99acdb48c78
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-2899
NVD CVE-2023-2899

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Summary