Contributor-level stored XSS via unescaped shortcode attributes
Published Jan 23, 2023 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Stored XSS in Oi Yandex.Maps for WordPress 3.2.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via shortcodes. The plugin outputs unvalidated, unescaped shortcode attributes into pages or posts, causing a visitor's browser to execute stored attacker-controlled markup. Contributor-level access or higher is required to save the payload, and exploitation can act in the security context of a user who views the affected content.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Oi Yandex.Maps for WordPress 3.2.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via shortcodes. The plugin outputs unvalidated, unescaped shortcode attributes into pages or posts, causing a visitor's browser to execute stored attacker-controlled markup. Contributor-level access or higher is required to save the payload, and exploitation can act in the security context of a user who views the affected content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-22721
- Published
- Jan 23, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Alexei Isaenko
- Product
- Oi Yandex.Maps for WordPress
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=3.2.7
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