Stored XSS via unescaped shortcode width attribute
Published Feb 6, 2023 · Updated Mar 25, 2025
Stored XSS in Leaflet Maps Marker before 3.12.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through a crafted shortcode. The mapsmarker shortcode inserts the user-controlled mapwidth attribute into rendered page markup without validation or output escaping. Contributor access is sufficient to save the payload, and the script executes in a visitor's browser when the affected content is viewed.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Leaflet Maps Marker before 3.12.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through a crafted shortcode. The mapsmarker shortcode inserts the user-controlled mapwidth attribute into rendered page markup without validation or output escaping. Contributor access is sufficient to save the payload, and the script executes in a visitor's browser when the affected content is viewed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4677
- Published
- Feb 6, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2025
- Vendor
- MapsMarker.com e.U.
- Product
- Leaflet Maps Marker
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.12.7
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What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan mapsmarker shortcode proof of conceptfunctional · validated
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