Cross-site request forgery in WP Google Maps - #VU19200
Published: July 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19200
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
WP Google Maps
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
WP Google Maps - update to 7.11.35