CVE-2023-6524 MapPress Maps for WordPress <= 2.88.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

What is CVE-2023-6524?

CVE-2023-6524 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in chrisvrichardson MapPress Maps for WordPress, published on 3 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the map title parameter in all versions up to and including 2.88.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6524?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mappresspro Mappress.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6524?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6524 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-2023-6524 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6524 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in chrisvrichardson MapPress Maps for WordPress

• CVE-2020-12675 File upload in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2020-12077 File upload in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0537 MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.73.13 - Admin+ File Upload to Remote Code Execution High 7.2
• CVE-2023-26015 WordPress MapPress Maps for WordPress Plugin <= 2.85.4 is vulnerable to SQL Injection High 7.1
• CVE-2025-2055 MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.94.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS Medium 6.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-969g-frgv-hccv.