Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-29931

CVE-2024-29931:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) WordPress plugin affecting versions through 9.0.29. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Rafie Muhammad, and was assigned CVE-2024-29931 on March 27, 2024 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) issue. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (High) from Patchstack with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, while NVD assigned a score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. This could potentially lead to the compromise of user data and session information (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 9.0.30 of the WP Go Maps plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to resolve the security issue (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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