Cross-site request forgery in WP Google Maps - #VU19200
Published: July 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19200
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WP Google Maps
Affected software:
WP Google Maps
WP Google Maps
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to lack of CSRF and authorisation checks, as well as sanitisation in the "wpgmaps_head()" function in legacy-core.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
This vulnerability leads to Stored XSS.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.