CVE-2025-5194: WP Map Block by aBlocks < 2.0.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Marker

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP Map Block WordPress plugin before 2.0.3 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected products

WP Map Block: before 2.0.3 — fixed in 2.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Map Block 2.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f90b7ad6-e2a2-4833-a390-a78c64dc2382/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f90b7ad6-e2a2-4833-a390-a78c64dc2382/

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