CVE-2025-5194 WP Map Block by aBlocks < 2.0.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Marker
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via map block options, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5194?
CVE-2025-5194 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Map Block, published on 27 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Map Block WordPress plugin before 2.0.3 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Map Block Project Wp Map Block.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5194 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-2025-5194 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5194 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Map Block
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rq2w-5j2m-4vvq.