# CVE-2021-24502: WP Google Map < 1.7.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized map titles in the WP Google Map plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7hcc-mq7f-h4mv

## What is CVE-2021-24502?

CVE-2021-24502 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map, published on 9 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The WP Google Map WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 did not sanitise or escape the Map Title before outputting them in the page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue by high privilege users, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24502?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Weplugins Wp Maps.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map

- [CVE-2015-9307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9307/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-9308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9308/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-9309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9309/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24130/): WP Google Map Plugin < 4.1.5 - Authenticated SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2015-9305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9305/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24502 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24502 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map, published on 9 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map. 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-2021-24502/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24502/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24502
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24502
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24502

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24502/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.