PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Wp Google Maps safe?
The easiest to use WordPress map plugin! Create a custom map, map block, store locator or map widget with high quality markers.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
wp-google-maps - Author: WPGMaps
- 300000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (3032 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 28313588 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2012-01-26
Google Mapsleaflet mapmapmapsStore locator
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 10.1.06
- Last updated: 2026-08-19 7:44am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 7.0+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
26 known CVEs on file for Wp Google Maps.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-15381 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 10.1.04 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | Unknown | < 10.1.04 | 10.1.04 | 2026-07-22 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-12238 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 10.1.02 | Missing Authorization | Medium 5.3 | < 10.1.02 | 10.1.02 | 2026-06-19 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-8386 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 10.0.10 | Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | Unknown | < 10.0.10 | 10.0.10 | 2026-06-15 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-8385 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 10.0.10 | Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | Unknown | < 10.0.10 | 10.0.10 | 2026-06-05 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2025-11307 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.48 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | High 8.8 | < 9.0.48 | 9.0.48 | 2025-10-21 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2025-11703 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.49 | Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data | Medium 5.3 | < 9.0.49 | 9.0.49 | 2025-10-17 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2025-11166 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.47 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Medium 5.4 | < 9.0.47 | 9.0.47 | 2025-10-08 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2025-24742 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.41 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Medium 4.3 | < 9.0.41 | 9.0.41 | 2025-01-24 | ✓ fixed in latest |
+ 34 more known vulnerabilities
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.39 | — | Unknown | < 9.0.39 | 9.0.39 | 2024-06-14 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-5994 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.39 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 9.0.39 | 9.0.39 | 2024-06-13 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-3557 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.37 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 9.0.37 | 9.0.37 | 2024-05-23 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-29931 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.30 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | High 7.1 | < 9.0.30 | 9.0.30 | 2024-03-25 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-6777 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.35 | Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | Medium 6.5 | < 9.0.35 | 9.0.35 | 2024-03-18 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-4839 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.33 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 4.8 | < 9.0.33 | 9.0.33 | 2024-03-12 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-1582 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.33 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 9.0.33 | 9.0.33 | 2024-03-12 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-6697 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.29 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 9.0.29 | 9.0.29 | 2024-01-23 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-6627 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.28 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 9.0.28 | 9.0.28 | 2023-12-18 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2022-47595 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 9.0.16 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | Medium 4.9 | < 9.0.16 | 9.0.16 | 2023-01-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2021-36870 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 8.1.13 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.5 | < 8.1.13 | 8.1.13 | 2021-06-15 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2021-24383 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 8.1.12 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 8.1.12 | 8.1.12 | 2021-06-07 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.11.35 | — | Unknown | < 7.11.35 | 7.11.35 | 2019-07-10 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2019-14792 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.11.35 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 7.11.35 | 7.11.35 | 2019-07-08 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.11.28 | — | Unknown | < 7.11.28 | 7.11.28 | 2019-06-16 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.11.28 | — | Unknown | < 7.11.28 | 7.11.28 | 2019-06-03 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2019-10692 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.11.18 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | Critical 9.8 | < 7.11.18 | 7.11.18 | 2019-04-02 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.11.18 | — | Unknown | < 7.11.18 | 7.11.18 | 2019-04-02 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.10.43 | — | Unknown | < 7.10.43 | 7.10.43 | 2019-03-12 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2019-9912 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.10.43 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 7.10.43 | 7.10.43 | 2019-02-05 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 6.3.15 | — | Unknown | < 6.3.15 | 6.3.15 | 2016-11-10 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 2.1.4 | — | Unknown | < 2.1.4 | 2.1.4 | 2016-08-15 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 3.0.0 | — | Unknown | < 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 | 2015-08-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2014-7182 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 6.0.27 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Unknown | < 6.0.27 | 6.0.27 | 2014-09-25 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 10.0.06 | — | Unknown | < 10.0.06 | 10.0.06 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 10.0.05 | — | Medium 5.3 | < 10.0.05 | 10.0.05 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 10.1.06 | — | Unknown | < 10.1.06 | 10.1.06 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 6.3.15 | — | Unknown | < 6.3.15 | 6.3.15 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map [wp-google-maps] < 7.11.28 | — | Unknown | < 7.11.28 | 7.11.28 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Google Maps <= 6.3.14 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via CSRF | — | Unknown | < 6.3.15 | 6.3.15 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Google Maps <= 7.11.27 - Admin Settings CSRF | — | Unknown | < 7.11.28 | 7.11.28 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-0593 | WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) < 10.0.05 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Map Engine Setting Modification | — | Unknown | < 10.0.05 | 10.0.05 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-4268 | WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) < 10.0.06 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin_post_wpgmza_save_settings | — | Unknown | < 10.0.06 | 10.0.06 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-25466 | WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map < 10.1.06 - Missing Authorization | — | Unknown | < 10.1.06 | 10.1.06 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Wp Google Maps updated — 10.1.06 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
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