CVE-2021-24502 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-24502

WP Google Map < 1.7.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Vulnerability Description

The WP Google Map WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 did not sanitise or escape the Map Title before outputting them in the page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue by high privilege users, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Pratik Khalane

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map
Vulnerable Versions:
1.7.7

Timeline

Official Publish: August 9th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)