CVE-2024-29931
Published: 27 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-29931 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Codecabin Wp Go Maps. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-29931 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability arising from improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects the WP Go Maps plugin for WordPress, specifically all versions through 9.0.29, and is tracked under CWE-79 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input that is reflected back to a victim browser, enabling execution of arbitrary script in the context of the affected site. Successful exploitation yields limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability while changing scope, consistent with the reflected XSS attack vector.
Public references hosted by Patchstack document the reflected XSS flaw in the plugin and point administrators to the associated vulnerability entries for further details.
The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.1286 after disclosure, indicating a material rise in exploitation interest that warrants renewed attention.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-26905
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPGMaps WP Go Maps wp-google-maps.This issue affects WP Go Maps: from n/a through <= 9.0.29.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.