# CVE-2024-5994: WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 9.0.38 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the Custom JS option, 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:** 14 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7j2-qxcx-r6qq

## What is CVE-2024-5994?

CVE-2024-5994 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpgmaps WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps), published on 14 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom JS option in versions up to, and including, 9.0.38. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers that have been explicitly granted permissions by an administrator, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Version 9.0.39 adds a caution to make administrators aware of the possibility for abuse if permissions are granted to lower-level users.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5994?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codecabin Wp Go Maps.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5994?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5994 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5994 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpgmaps WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps)

- [CVE-2019-10692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10692/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29931/): WordPress WP Go Maps plugin <= 9.0.29 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-3557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3557/): WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 9.0.36 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-1582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1582/): WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 9.0.32 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-6627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6627/): WP Go Maps < 9.0.28 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5994 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5994 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpgmaps WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps), published on 14 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5994 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpgmaps WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps). 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-2024-5994/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5994/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5994
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5994
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5994

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5994/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.