HTML5 Maps

HTML5 Maps has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2019 and 2023; all 2 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.6, and the most serious one scores 8.8 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 1 high.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), behind 2 of the records (100%).

Every one of the 2 issues recorded for HTML5 Maps has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. HTML5 Maps is installed on roughly 4,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

6.6/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 8.8CVE-2019-5983

HTML5 Maps <= 1.6.5.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Vulnerability Records

2 records


2023-10-12 00:00	HTML5 Maps <= 1.7.1.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery HTML5 Maps <= 1.7.1.4	`CVE-2023-45650`	4.3 Medium	Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)	Yes
2019-06-24 00:00	HTML5 Maps <= 1.6.5.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery HTML5 Maps <= 1.6.5.6	`CVE-2019-5983`	8.8 High	Daisuke Shimizu	Yes

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Latestv1.7.1.7

HTML5 Maps

Author

html5maps

4.6(45)

92/100

Last Updated

2026-08-25 (18d ago)

Active Installs

4,000+

Downloads

413,289

Requires WP

3.3+

Requires PHP

Tested up to

WP 7.1

Created

2015-06-20 (11y ago)

Put an interactive high-quality HTML5 map to your WordPress powered website! Choose from a number of predefined maps including World, US, UK, France, Germany, Italy etc. New maps and regions being added continuously. This plugin allows you to embed the colorful interactive responsive map to your WordPress powered website. An interactive map is the best way to provide your website with geographically-related content or effective navigation system. Just add a special shortcode into any page and you will find the map on the website in few seconds. Spend few more seconds to add popups or informational side panels near the map. The plugin “HTML5 Maps” is based on and uses CDN-hosted map libraries. The free versions of the maps display the “Map by Fla-shop.com” link as required by the license agreement found here. The Premium plugins are branding free and additionally include all required map libraries to put on your local server. Features Interactive map of the given region or country Responsive design and custom-color regions Works on iPad, iPhone, Android Clickable regions (continents, regions, states, counties etc.) Popup windows that show when the mouse cursor is over a region Customizable landing page links Builds into any WordPress page or post as a simple shortcode Find premium responsive HTML5 maps at Fla-shop.com Translations English – default, always included German Spanish (quierochat.com) French (Josette Ragni) Polish (jedstudio.me) Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese Russian

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