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YaMaps for WordPress Plugin vulnerabilities

YaMaps for WordPress Plugin has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 19 Feb 2026.

Known vulnerabilities
4
Active installs
10,000+
Latest version
0.6.41
Last updated
15 Jan 2026
Most recent
19 Feb 2026

Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.

VulnerabilitySeverityAffectedFixPublished
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2025-14851
Medium 6.4Up to 0.6.40Fixed in a later version (latest 0.6.41)19 Feb 2026
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2025-32172
Medium 6.5Up to 0.6.40Fixed in a later version (latest 0.6.41)4 Apr 2025
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2024-43224
Medium 6.5Up to 0.6.27Fixed in a later version (latest 0.6.41)12 Aug 2024
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2023-0270
Medium 5.4Before 0.6.26Fixed in 0.6.2613 Feb 2023
Read the published descriptions
CVE-2025-14851, 19 Feb 2026
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. CVE record
CVE-2025-32172, 4 Apr 2025
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Yuri Baranov YaMaps for WordPress yamaps allows Stored XSS.This issue affects YaMaps for WordPress: from n/a through <= 0.6.40. CVE record
CVE-2024-43224, 12 Aug 2024
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Yuri Baranov YaMaps for WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects YaMaps for WordPress: from n/a through 0.6.27. CVE record
CVE-2023-0270, 13 Feb 2023
The YaMaps for WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 0.6.26 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. CVE record

What to do if you run YaMaps for WordPress Plugin

If you run YaMaps for WordPress Plugin, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.

If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.

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