# CVE-2024-22297: WordPress CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap Plugin <= 1.1.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Stored XSS in CBX Map plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4vvr-gjmg-w366

## What is CVE-2024-22297?

CVE-2024-22297 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Codeboxr CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap, published on 31 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Codeboxr CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap: from n/a through 1.1.11.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22297?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codeboxr Cbx Map.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Codeboxr CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap

- [CVE-2023-47240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47240/): WordPress CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap Plugin <= 1.1.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22297 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22297 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Codeboxr CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap, published on 31 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Codeboxr CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap. 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-2024-22297/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22297/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22297
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22297
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22297

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22297/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.