CVE-2023-5744

Summary

CVE-2023-5744 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Very Simple Google Maps plugin for WordPress. The issue lies in the 'vsgmap' shortcode, which fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied attributes. Consequently, authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts. These scripts are executed whenever a user visits an injected page, posing a significant security risk.

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