CVE-2023-7225 MapPress <= 2.88.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Map Settings

What is CVE-2023-7225?

CVE-2023-7225 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in chrisvrichardson MapPress Maps for WordPress, published on 30 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 width and height parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.88.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, 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-2023-7225?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mappresspro Mappress.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7225?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7225 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-2023-7225 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7225 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-wmcg-jxc8-7m7p.