CVE-2025-23665 HIGH

CVE-2025-23665: WordPress RSV GMaps plugin <= 1.5 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Ravi Kumar Vanukuru

Product RSV GMaps

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published January 16, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ravi Kumar Vanukuru RSV GMaps rsv-google-maps allows Stored XSS.This issue affects RSV GMaps: from n/a through <= 1.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

RSV GMaps versions 1.5 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated. This can lead to unauthorized changes to site configuration or data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data if they trick an admin into clicking a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23665 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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