# CVE-2023-2526: Easy Google Maps <= 1.11.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via AJAX action

> Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into executing unauthorized AJAX actions via forged requests in the Easy Google Maps plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g7m7-r5mc-v45v

## What is CVE-2023-2526?

CVE-2023-2526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in supsysticcom Easy Google Maps, published on 9 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Easy Google Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.11.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the AJAX action handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to executes AJAX actions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE-2024-31269 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2526?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Supsystic Easy Google Maps.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2526?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2526 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in supsysticcom Easy Google Maps

- [CVE-2023-33926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33926/): WordPress Easy Google Maps Plugin <= 1.11.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-5219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5219/): Easy Google Maps <= 1.11.15 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2021-46780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46780/): Easy Google Maps < 1.9.32 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-39346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39346/): Google Maps Easy <= 1.9.33 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-31269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31269/): WordPress Easy Google Maps plugin <= 1.11.11 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2526 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in supsysticcom Easy Google Maps, published on 9 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: supsysticcom Easy Google Maps. 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-2023-2526/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2526/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2526
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2526
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2526

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2526/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.