CVE-2025-13364 flippercode CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for WordPress sites using the WP Maps plugin, particularly those with contributor level access and above, should assess exposure and prioritize updating the plugin to prevent exploitation.

Why it matters

The WP Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting, allowing authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts. Defenders should prioritize verifying and updating the plugin to prevent exploitation.

• Authenticated attackers with contributor level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts in pages.
• Injected scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
• Defenders need to verify and update the WP Maps plugin to prevent exploitation.
• Exploitation requires contributor level access and above.

Technical summary

The WP Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'put_wpgm' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.7. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. The vulnerability allows 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. Defenders should prioritize verifying and updating the WP Maps plugin to prevent exploitation.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying and updating the WP Maps plugin to prevent exploitation.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify the WP Maps plugin version and update to a patched version if necessary
• Monitor for suspicious activity on WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin
• Implement additional security measures to prevent exploitation, such as restricting contributor level access
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD vulnerability detail page provide information on the vulnerability, but do not offer specific details on exploitation or affected versions beyond the plugin's version 4.8.7. Defenders should verify the plugin version and review the official CVE record and NVD page for more information. The WP Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'put_wpgm' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.7. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-sup

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.