# CVE-2024-51920: WordPress Map Store Locator plugin <= 1.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users via DOM-based XSS in the Map Store Locator plugin.

- **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:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgc5-rj8x-fc6x

## What is CVE-2024-51920?

CVE-2024-51920 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pierre Jégo Map Store Locator, published on 19 Nov 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 Pierre Jégo Map Store Locator map-store-location allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Map Store Locator: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51920?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-51920?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-51920 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51920 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-51920 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-51920 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pierre Jégo Map Store Locator, published on 19 Nov 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-2024-51920 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pierre Jégo Map Store Locator. 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-2024-51920/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51920/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51920
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51920
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51920

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51920/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.