CVE-2023-5744 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Very Simple Google Maps plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 2.9. It allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages through the 'vsgmap' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and requiring user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:very_simple_google_maps_project:very_simple_google_maps:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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