Description

The Maps WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-2279

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.9

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

Affected Products

Vendor: Unknown

Product: Maps

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 7.56% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2279
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cd87d7ba-86e9-45b6-a3cd-11f6486f0bd0/

Timeline