Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue lets a logged-in WordPress user with Contributor or higher privileges store script content through MapPress map size settings. If a victim opens an affected page, that script can run in their browser. Business urgency is highest for sites that allow many authors or outside contributors.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority web content risk. Prioritize public WordPress sites with delegated publishing, client portals, guest authors, or recent account compromise concerns. It is not described as unauthenticated or actively exploited in the provided sources.
Technical view
CVE-2023-7225 is stored cross-site scripting in MapPress Maps for WordPress through insufficient sanitization and output escaping of width and height parameters in versions up to 2.88.16. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.4, with low privileges required, network access, changed scope, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running MapPress Maps for WordPress up to and including 2.88.16, especially where Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator accounts are numerous, shared, compromised, or assigned to third parties.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires authenticated Contributor-or-higher access, but stored XSS can affect later visitors to injected content, potentially including administrators reviewing posts or pages.
Researcher notes
The record identifies CWE-79 and width and height parameters as the vulnerable inputs. The affected version range is stated as up to and including 2.88.16. The bundle includes a WordPress Trac changeset, but does not provide enough quoted detail here to name an exact fixed release.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using MapPress Maps for WordPress.
- Check whether installed versions are up to and including 2.88.16.
- Apply the vendor or WordPress plugin update when confirmed available.
- Restrict Contributor-or-higher access to trusted users only.
- Review MapPress map settings in contributor-created or recently edited content.
- Disable the plugin temporarily if exposure cannot be remediated promptly.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed MapPress version on each WordPress site.
- List accounts with Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator roles.
- Review affected pages for unexpected script-like content in map width or height settings.
- Verify vendor guidance or changelog evidence for the applied fix.
- Retest representative pages after remediation for safe rendering behavior.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.12.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fce76126-0cfd-464f-b644-45d4301e958d?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3023266%40mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress%2Ftrunk&old=3022439%40mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
- https://advisory.abay.sh/cve-2023-7225/CVE reference
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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.