CVE-2022-2424: The Google Maps Anywhere WordPress plugin through 1.2.6.3 does not sanitise and escape any of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects google-maps-anywhere (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Google Maps Anywhere WordPress plugin through 1.2.6.3 does not sanitise and escape any of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Package
google-maps-anywhere (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.2.6.3
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.7th percentile)
Published
2022-08-08
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordgoogle-maps-anywhere (WordPress plugin) advisories

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