CVE-2025-14851
YaMaps for WordPress <= 0.6.40 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Parameters
CVE-2025-14851 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Yhunter Yamaps For Wordpress Plugin, published February 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.4 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.27%EPSS, 19th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The YaMaps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the yamap shortcode parameters in all versions up to, and including, 0.6.40 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
YaMaps for WordPress <= 0.6.40 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Parameters
The YaMaps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the yamap shortcode parameters in all versions up to, and including, 0.6.40 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
CVE-2025-14851- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-207557
The YaMaps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the yamap shortcode parameters in all versions up to, and including, 0.6.40 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
EUVD-2025-207557- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qx29-45jr-5q3q
The YaMaps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via...
The YaMaps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the yamap shortcode parameters in all versions up to, and including, 0.6.40 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
GHSA-qx29-45jr-5q3q- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The YaMaps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the yamap shortcode parameters in all versions up to, and including, 0.6.40 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
CVE-2025-14851- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b0b84c2a-7297-4d96-8fa7-638b2b9953f4?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yamaps/tags/0.6.40/includes/shortcodes.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14851
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qx29-45jr-5q3q