CVE-2022-2424 Google Maps Anywhere <= 1.2.6.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Google Maps Anywhere plugin, affecting multisite environments.
- 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-2022-2424?
CVE-2022-2424 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Google Maps Anywhere, published on 8 Aug 2022. 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 Anywhere WordPress plugin through 1.2.6.3 does not sanitise and escape any of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2424?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Maps Anywhere Project Google Maps Anywhere.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2424?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2424 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-2022-2424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78m3-r44w-44x7.