CVE-2023-6627 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) WordPress plugin before 9.0.28 does not properly protect most of its REST API routes, which attackers can abuse to store malicious HTML/Javascript on the site.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00911.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Codecabin	Wp Go Maps

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codecabin:wp_go_maps:*:*:*:*:basic:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58850	The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) WordPress plugin before 9.0.28 does not properly protect most of its REST API routes, which attackers can abuse to store malicious HTML/Javascript on the site.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/blog/stored-xss-fixed-in-wp-go-maps-9-0-28/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f5687d0e-98ca-4449-98d6-7170c97c8f54

History

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-01-08T19:00:30.023Z

Updated: 2025-06-18T16:53:01.945Z

Reserved: 2023-12-08T15:28:39.115Z

Link: CVE-2023-6627

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:35:14.892Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-08T19:15:10.460

Modified: 2025-06-18T17:15:27.567

Link: CVE-2023-6627

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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