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

> Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the map title parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-969g-frgv-hccv

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6524?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12675/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-12077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12077/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-0537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0537/): MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.73.13 - Admin+ File Upload to Remote Code Execution (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-26015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26015/): WordPress MapPress Maps for WordPress Plugin <= 2.85.4 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-2055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2055/): MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.94.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6524 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: chrisvrichardson MapPress Maps for WordPress. 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-2023-6524/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6524/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6524
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6524
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6524

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6524/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.