Stored cross-site scripting via unsanitized Custom CSS
Published Feb 15, 2025 · Updated Feb 18, 2025
Stored XSS in WP Google Map Plugin before 1.9.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts in visitors' browsers. The Custom CSS setting accepts closing textarea and style tags followed by a script element without sanitizing or escaping the value before map output. Administrator access to the settings page is required, and the stored payload executes when a visitor opens content containing the map.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in WP Google Map Plugin before 1.9.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts in visitors' browsers. The Custom CSS setting accepts closing textarea and style tags followed by a script element without sanitizing or escaping the value before map output. Administrator access to the settings page is required, and the stored payload executes when a visitor opens content containing the map.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-13306
- Published
- Feb 15, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 18, 2025
- Vendor
- Saidur Rahman Milon
- Product
- WP Google Map Plugin
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.9.4
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan Custom CSS stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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