Description
The Google Places Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly escape its Google API key setting, which is reflected on the site's administration panel. A malicious administrator could abuse this bug, in a multisite WordPress configuration, to trick super-administrators into viewing the booby-trapped payload and taking over their account.
Published: 2022-06-13
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: 2.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-25053 The Google Places Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly escape its Google API key setting, which is reflected on the site's administration panel. A malicious administrator could abuse this bug, in a multisite WordPress configuration, to trick super-administrators into viewing the booby-trapped payload and taking over their account.
History

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Google Places Review < 2.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting Google Places Review < 2.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting

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Google Places Reviews Project Google Places Reviews
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:16:59.892Z

Reserved: 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-1772

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-13T13:15:12.437

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:41:26.137

Link: CVE-2022-1772

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