CVE-2025-23517: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Google Map on Post/Page WordPress plugin version 1.1 and below contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-23517. The vulnerability was discovered by João Pedro Soares de Alcântara and publicly disclosed on January 16, 2025. This security issue affects websites using the vulnerable versions of the plugin (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating a medium severity level. The security flaw allows for improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which can be exploited without authentication (Patchstack).

If exploited, this vulnerability could enable malicious actors to inject harmful scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into affected websites. These injected scripts would execute when visitors access the compromised site (Patchstack).

Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement these mitigations immediately (Patchstack).