CVE-2025-39424: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in simplemaps Simple Maps plugin version 0.98 and earlier. The vulnerability was reported on April 3, 2025, and publicly disclosed on April 17, 2025. This security issue allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks in the Simple Maps WordPress plugin (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-39424 and is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability requires no authentication to exploit and features low attack complexity, though it does require user interaction (NVD, Patchstack).

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. Additionally, the CSRF vulnerability can lead to stored XSS attacks, potentially compromising the security of the affected WordPress installations (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as having low attack complexity and requires no privileged access, though user interaction is necessary for successful exploitation. It was discovered by security researcher johska and has been assigned a low priority status due to its unlikely exploitation potential (Patchstack).

As of the disclosure date, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue affects Simple Maps versions up to and including 0.98 (Patchstack).