CVE-2024-13542: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in pagup WP Google Street View (with 360° virtual tour) & Google maps + Local SEO
The WP Google Street View (with 360° virtual tour) & Google maps + Local SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wpgsv' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Google Street View (with 360° virtual tour) & Google maps + Local SEO WordPress plugin versions up to 1.1.3 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the 'wpgsv' shortcode. This vulnerability is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically insufficient sanitization and escaping of user-supplied shortcode attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor or other authoritative sources.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or above to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the 'wpgsv' shortcode. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the affected pages, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity loss, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed in the context of the victim user. There is no reported impact on system availability. No known active exploitation has been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin if feasible. Monitor for plugin updates from the vendor that address this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-13542: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in pagup WP Google Street View (with 360° virtual tour) & Google maps + Local SEO
Description
The WP Google Street View (with 360° virtual tour) & Google maps + Local SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wpgsv' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Google Street View (with 360° virtual tour) & Google maps + Local SEO WordPress plugin versions up to 1.1.3 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the 'wpgsv' shortcode. This vulnerability is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically insufficient sanitization and escaping of user-supplied shortcode attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor or other authoritative sources.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or above to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the 'wpgsv' shortcode. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the affected pages, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity loss, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed in the context of the victim user. There is no reported impact on system availability. No known active exploitation has been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin if feasible. Monitor for plugin updates from the vendor that address this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-20T16:27:40.077Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e5fb7ef31ef0b59f17a
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:49:19 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:10:06 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 9:28:30 AM
Views: 15
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