What is CVE-2023-1913?

CVE-2023-1913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webfactory Maps Widget For Google, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-1913?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1913 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Webfactory Maps Widget For Google

CVE-2023-1913

The Maps Widget for Google Maps for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via widget settings in versions up to, and including, 4.24 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Webfactory Maps Widget For Google — versions 0
Webfactoryltd Maps_widget_for_google_maps

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1913?: CVE-2023-1913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webfactory Maps Widget For Google, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-1913?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1913 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.