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CVE-2024-5219: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Easy Google Maps plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-5219) in versions up to and including 1.11.15. The vulnerability exists in the plugin's file upload feature due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (Wordfence Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, tracked as CWE-79. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) from NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Wordfence assigned a slightly higher score of 6.4 (MEDIUM) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).

Impact

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should update to a version newer than 1.11.15 of the Easy Google Maps plugin to address this vulnerability. A patch has been made available through the WordPress plugin repository (WordPress Patch).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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