CVE-2023-6627

WP Go Maps < 9.0.28 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

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Published Jan 8, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) WordPress plugin before 9.0.28 does not properly protect most of its REST API routes, which attackers can abuse to store malicious HTML/Javascript on the site.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps)

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 9.0.28

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codecabin:wp_go_maps:*:*:*:*:basic:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58850	The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) WordPress plugin before 9.0.28 does not properly protect most of its REST API routes, which attackers can abuse to store malicious HTML/Javascript on the site.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.619% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/blog/stored-xss-fixed-in-wp-go-maps-9-0-28/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f5687d0e-98ca-4449-98d6-7170c97c8f54

History

Jun 18, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Codecabin Wp Go Maps

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 18, 2025, 4:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 8, 2024, 7:00 PM
Updated: Jun 18, 2025, 4:53 PM
Reserved: Dec 8, 2023, 3:28 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:35 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:35 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 8, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM

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