CVE-2023-23827 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Maps v3 Shortcode plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.

Published: 2023-04-23

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google Maps v3 Shortcode

Google Maps v3 Shortcode

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.2.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google_maps_v3_shortcode_project:google_maps_v3_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27913	Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Maps v3 Shortcode plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00181.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/google-maps-v3-shortcode/wordpress-google-maps-v3-shortcode-plugin-1-2-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Maps V3 Shortcode Project Google Maps V3 Shortcode

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-04-23T10:19:27.583Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:03.263Z

Reserved: 2023-01-18T09:27:52.547Z

Link: CVE-2023-23827

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:42:26.999Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-23T11:15:07.150

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:38:03.640

Link: CVE-2023-23827

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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