CVE-2025-27265

WordPress Google Maps for WordPress plugin <= 1.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Feb 24, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aaron D. Campbell Google Maps for WordPress google-maps-for-wordpress allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Google Maps for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.

Analysis

Technical impact

The Google Maps for WordPress plugin contains an improper neutralization of input during web page generation, resulting in a DOM-based cross‑site scripting flaw. This weakness allows a remote attacker to deliver arbitrary client‑side script code that is executed in the victim’s browser when the plugin renders a map or injects data, potentially compromising the integrity of the displayed content.

Affected Systems

Versions of the Google Maps for WordPress plugin distributed by Aaron D. Campbell up to and including 1.0.3 are affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 classifies the vulnerability as moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a very low but nonzero likelihood of exploitation in the wild, and the flaw is not referenced in CISA’s KEV catalog. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is a DOM‑based XSS where malicious input is not properly sanitized and is reflected back to the browser when the plugin generates content.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Aaron D. Campbell

Google Maps for WordPress

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.0.3

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Check the plugin author’s repository for a new version that resolves the XSS issue and upgrade as soon as a fix is released.
Apply a web application firewall rule or set a strict Content‑Security‑Policy that blocks inline script execution for the plugin’s domains.
Consider disabling or uninstalling the Google Maps for WordPress plugin until an official correction is available.
Ensure that any data the plugin outputs to the page is properly escaped or sanitized before rendering to mitigate injection risks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 09:09 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-4358	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aaron D. Campbell Google Maps for WordPress allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Google Maps for WordPress: from n/a through 1.0.3.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.271% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/google-maps-for-wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-google-maps-for-wordpress-plugin-1-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Apr 23, 2026 3:00 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Apr 1, 2026 11:45 PM Description updated. References updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aaron D. Campbell Google Maps for WordPress allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Google Maps for WordPress: from n/a through 1.0.3.	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aaron D. Campbell Google Maps for WordPress google-maps-for-wordpress allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Google Maps for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
References	https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/google-maps-for-wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-google-maps-for-wordpress-plugin-1-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/google-maps-for-wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-google-maps-for-wordpress-plugin-1-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Feb 24, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Feb 24, 2025 3:00 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aaron D. Campbell Google Maps for WordPress allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Google Maps for WordPress: from n/a through 1.0.3.
Title		WordPress Google Maps for WordPress plugin <= 1.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/google-maps-for-wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-google-maps-for-wordpress-plugin-1-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`