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CVE-2021-24502: WP Google Map < 1.7.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

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

Affected products

• WP Maps: before 1.7.7 — fixed in 1.7.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Maps 1.7.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CbBlsf0Vt1QLBTnSC-vod2UCMm_NnZ2p/view?usp=sharing
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f95c3a48-5228-4047-9b92-de985741d157
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CbBlsf0Vt1QLBTnSC-vod2UCMm_NnZ2p/view?usp=sharing
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f95c3a48-5228-4047-9b92-de985741d157

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