Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Naver Map for WordPress through version 1.1.0 can store unsafe script content through shortcode attributes. A user with contributor-level access or higher could place malicious content in a page or post, affecting people who later view it. This is not a server takeover issue, but it can expose sessions, content, or site trust.
Executive priority
Treat this as a medium-priority web content integrity risk. Prioritize remediation on public WordPress sites, sites with many content contributors, and sites where contributor accounts are externally managed or weakly governed.
Technical view
The issue is stored cross-site scripting caused by missing validation and escaping of some shortcode attributes before rendering. It is tracked as CWE-79 with CVSS 3.1 score 5.4. Attack prerequisites include network access, low privileges, and user interaction. Scope is changed, with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the Naver Map plugin through 1.1.0, especially where contributor, author, editor, or administrator accounts can create posts or pages using the affected shortcode.
Exploitation context
The WPScan reference is tagged as exploit, but the source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Abuse requires an authenticated contributor-level user or higher and a later viewer interaction with the affected page or post.
Researcher notes
The evidence supports a contributor-plus stored XSS in shortcode attribute handling. The bundle does not identify a vendor name, CPE, patch version, or confirmed exploitation in the wild, so validation should focus on plugin presence, version, shortcode use, and role exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all WordPress sites using Naver Map through version 1.1.0.
- Check vendor or WPScan guidance for a fixed version before updating.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Restrict contributor-level posting rights to trusted accounts only.
- Review pages and posts containing Naver Map shortcodes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed WordPress plugins and confirm Naver Map versions.
- Check whether any site is running version 1.1.0 or earlier.
- Review users with contributor, author, editor, or administrator roles.
- Search content for Naver Map shortcode usage.
- Monitor vendor, CVE, and WPScan records for remediation status.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d1218c69-4f6a-4b2d-a537-5cc16a46ba7bCVE reference · exploit, vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.