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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-6524 · published 3 January 2024

CVE-2023-6524: Mappresspro mappress cross-site scripting vulnerability

Mappresspro · Mappress

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.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.54% · top 56.7% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.54%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://advisory.abay.sh/cve-2023-6524 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3015598%40mappress-google-maps-for-word Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/28a8f025-c2ab-4a5f-a99e-a2d19b14a190?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://advisory.abay.sh/cve-2023-6524 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3015598%40mappress-google-maps-for-word Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/28a8f025-c2ab-4a5f-a99e-a2d19b14a190?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-6524), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.