Threat database

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Mapster WP Maps <= 2.0.4 versions.

Mapster WP Maps plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 1.23.0 contains an improper input validation vulnerability in the my_profile_update() function. This flaw allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to update arbitrary user meta values without nonce verification, capability checks, or allowlist validation. Although this can lead to modification of user metadata, privilege escalation is not possible. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 8.8 CVSS 3.1.

The Mapster WP Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple fields in versions up to, and including, 1.20.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The Mapster WP Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the popup class parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.

The Mapster WP Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to an insufficient capability check on the mapster_wp_maps_set_option_from_js() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mapster Technology Inc. Mapster WP Maps allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mapster WP Maps: from n/a through 1.2.38.