CVE-2023-22721 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-22721: WordPress Oi Yandex.Maps for WordPress Plugin <= 3.2.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Alexei Isaenko

Product Oi Yandex.Maps for WordPress

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 23, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Oi Yandex.Maps for WordPress <= 3.2.7 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Oi Yandex.Maps plugin for WordPress versions up to 3.2.7 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect the entire site scope.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with contributor or subscriber access can steal admin credentials, modify site content, or compromise visitor data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account; victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 23, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22721 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-22721

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions