CVE-2021-39346 Google Maps Easy <= 1.9.33 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts in Google Maps Easy plugin when unfiltered_html is disabled, leading to stored XSS.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2021-39346?

CVE-2021-39346 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Maps Easy, published on 1 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Google Maps Easy WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and sanitization via several parameters found in the ~/modules/marker_groups/views/tpl/mgrEditMarkerGroup.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.9.33. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39346?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Supsystic Easy Google Maps.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39346?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39346 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-39346 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-44xv-8ff2-fg74.

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