CVE-2025-48120 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-48120: WordPress MapSVG Lite plugin <= 8.6.9 - Arbitrary Shortcode Execution vulnerability

Vendor Romancode
Product MapSVG
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published May 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in RomanCode MapSVG mapsvg-lite-interactive-vector-maps allows Code Injection.This issue affects MapSVG: from n/a through <= 8.6.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

MapSVG versions 8.6.9 and earlier contain a code injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive information over the network. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited by sending a specially crafted request. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 8.6.9 as soon as a patch becomes available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site by injecting code into MapSVG.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential data may be exposed to unauthenticated attackers without warning or user action.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated