CVE-2023-23827
WordPress Google Maps v3 Shortcode Plugin <= 1.2.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Maps v3 Shortcode plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Google Maps v3 Shortcode Plugin <= 1.2.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Maps v3 Shortcode plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23827- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27913
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Maps v3 Shortcode plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27913- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c2px-c8x4-v6mq
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Maps v3 Shortcode plugin ...
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Maps v3 Shortcode plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
- Record
GHSA-c2px-c8x4-v6mq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Maps v3 Shortcode plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23827- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-23827 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Maps V3 Shortcode Maps V3 Shortcode, published April 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.