TI-2023-05979 Aliases CVE-2023-6524 GHSA-969g-frgv-hccv

MapPress Maps for WordPress <= 2.88.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM 62CWE-79Published 2024-01-03 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the map title parameter in all versions up to and including 2.88.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00542 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
chrisvrichardson	MapPress Maps for WordPress	up to 2.88.13	—	No fix listed	CNA

MapPress Maps for WordPress Vendorchrisvrichardson Affected up to 2.88.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mappresspro:mappress:::::free:wordpress::	before 2.88.14	Vulnerable	chrisvrichardson

cpe:2.3:a:mappresspro:mappress:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.88.14 Vulnerable ·chrisvrichardson

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6524
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-969g-frgv-hccv

References

TI-2025-01793 MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.94.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2025-01894 MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.94.10 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2024-07996 MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.93 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Map Settings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2023-11256 WordPress MapPress Maps for WordPress Plugin <= 2.85.4 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-09728 The mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress plugin before 2.53.9 for WordPress does not… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-10079 The mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress plugin before 2.54.6 for WordPress does not… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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