MapSVG - All Kinds of Maps and Store Locator for WordPress <= 8.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

2025-05-21 21:10

Mo'men Saad

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginMapSVG

Affected Version<= 8.6.4

CVSS6.4Medium

CVECVE-2024-9544

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Vulnerability Overview

The MapSVG plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 8.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9544 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ec77f96-c73a-44f7-afa2-673f68ee3582

CVSS Vector

6.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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