What is CVE-2024-0420?

CVE-2024-0420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mappresspro Mappress_maps_for_wordpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-0420?

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

Is CVE-2024-0420 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Mappresspro Mappress_maps_for_wordpress

CVE-2024-0420

The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.88.15 does not sanitize and escape the map title when outputting it back in the admin dashboard, allowing Contributors and above roles to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (36.6th 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

Mappresspro Mappress_maps_for_wordpress
Unknown Mappress Maps For Wordpress — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0420?: CVE-2024-0420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mappresspro Mappress_maps_for_wordpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-0420?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-0420 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.