CVE-2020-12077

MapPress Maps for WordPress <=2.53.8 - Authenticated Map Creation/Deletion to Stored Cross-Site Scripting & Remote Code Execution

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

6.5

CVSS Score

6.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.53.9

Patched in

1392d

Time to patch

Description

The mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress plugin before 2.53.9 for WordPress does not correctly implement AJAX functions with nonces (or capability checks), leading to remote code execution.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.53.9

PublishedApril 1, 2020

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginmappress-google-maps-for-wordpress

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc5e3932-809c-46d7-bb8d-1dffac9877a4?source=api-prod

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