# CVE-2012-10018: Mapplic Lite and Mapplic <= (Various Versions) - Server Side Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scirpting

> Attackers can exploit SSRF in Mapplic WordPress plugins to perform XSS attacks by requesting malicious SVG files from the server.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v3rv-7532-9gg6

## What is CVE-2012-10018?

CVE-2012-10018 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in sekler Mapplic - Custom Interactive Map WordPress Plugin, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Mapplic and Mapplic Lite plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 6.1, 1.0 respectively. This makes it possible for attackers to forgery requests coming from a vulnerable site's server and ultimately perform an XSS attack if requesting an SVG file.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-10018?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mapplic Mapplic.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-10018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-10018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-10018 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-10018 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Mapplic <= 6.1 / Mapplic Lite <= 1.0 - Authenticated Stored XSS via SVG File Upload (nuclei): http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-10018.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in sekler Mapplic - Custom Interactive Map WordPress Plugin

- [CVE-2024-9117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9117/): Mapplic Lite <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2012-10018 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-10018 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in sekler Mapplic - Custom Interactive Map WordPress Plugin, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-10018 exists.

Affected product: sekler Mapplic - Custom Interactive Map WordPress Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10018/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10018/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-10018
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-10018
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-10018

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10018/
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