CVE-2025-57952
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Maps for WP WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view pages containing the malicious content, the scripts execute in their browsers. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the Maps for WP plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Maps for WP WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts that steal user session data or perform limited unauthorized actions within the plugin's context.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before reaching users' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the ability to inject malicious input that gets stored and displayed by the plugin.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.2.5
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Maps for WP plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Maps for WP plugin until patched version is available
Implement WAF Rules
allConfigure web application firewall to block XSS payloads targeting the plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove or disable the Maps for WP plugin entirely
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Maps for WP version 1.2.5 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=maps-for-wp --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.2.5 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Suspicious script tags in plugin-related database entries
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script payloads in HTTP requests to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "maps-for-wp" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")