What is CVE-2023-2899?

CVE-2023-2899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Web-Argument Google Map Shortcode, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-2899?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2899 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Web-Argument Google Map Shortcode

CVE-2023-2899

The Google Map Shortcode WordPress plugin through 3.1.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

EPSS: 0.004 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Web-argument Google_map_shortcode
Unknown Google Map Shortcode — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2899?: CVE-2023-2899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Web-Argument Google Map Shortcode, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-2899?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2899 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.