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CVE-2021-24130: WP Google Map Plugin < 4.1.5 - Authenticated SQL Injection

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 73.1% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Unvalidated input in the WP Google Map Plugin WordPress plugin, versions before 4.1.5, in the Manage Locations page within the plugin settings was vulnerable to SQL Injection through a high privileged user (admin+).

Published
Mar 18, 2021
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 73th percentile

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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
wepluginswp maps

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WPScan). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Unknown WP Google Map Plugin

    • 4.1.5 and later · before 4.1.5affected

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • weplugins wp mapsbefore 4.1.5

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-28172WordPress WP Google Map Plugin Plugin <= 4.4.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2022-25600WordPress WP Google Map plugin <= 4.2.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2015-9309The wp-google-map-plugin plugin before 2.3.10 for WordPress has CSRF in the add/edit category feature.
    35Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2015-9307Aug 14, 2019 · The wp-google-map-plugin plugin before 2.3.10 for WordPress has CSRF in the add/edit location feature.
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2015-9308Aug 14, 2019 · The wp-google-map-plugin plugin before 2.3.10 for WordPress has CSRF in the add/edit map feature.
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2021-24502Aug 9, 2021 · WP Google Map < 1.7.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    19Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Credits

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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");

Fixed

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",  [owner]);

Attack context

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