CVE-2023-47223 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47223: WordPress Basic Interactive World Map Plugin <= 2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Wp Map Plugins

Product Basic Interactive World Map

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 8, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP Map Plugins Basic Interactive World Map plugin <= 2.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Basic Interactive World Map versions up to 2.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts into the plugin's data. When other users view the affected content, the scripts execute in their browsers, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing sensitive information.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the map.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can inject code affecting all site visitors; user sessions and data at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be an authenticated administrator; victim must visit the affected page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 8, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47223 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-2023-47223

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions