Interactive Geo Maps Plugin up to 1.5.9 on WordPress action content cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Interactive Geo Maps Plugin up to 1.5.9 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation of the argument action content causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-0731. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Interactive Geo Maps Plugin up to 1.5.9 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument action content with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Interactive Geo Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the action content parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.5.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with editor level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The weakness was shared 02/08/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0731 since 02/07/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Interactive Geo Maps Plugin

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• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.8
• 1.5.9

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