# CVE-2024-29931: WP Google Maps - XSS

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Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-29931

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 7.1
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) WP Google Maps
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))
- **Tags:** wordpress

## Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) WP Google Maps allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Google Maps: from n/a through 9.0.29.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-29931](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29931) is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP Google Maps (formerly WP Go Maps), affecting versions up to 9.0.29. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, phishing, or the theft of sensitive user information when victims interact with crafted links.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 14th of January 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2024-29931 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit the `map_id` parameter in requests to `/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-google-maps-menu&action=edit` to inject malicious JavaScript, leading to reflected cross-site scripting in admin sessions.

## Timeline

- 2024-03-27: CVE Published. CVE-2024-29931 is published to NVD.
- 2026-01-14: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-29931 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-06-19: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-29931 for the first time.

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-google-maps/wordpress-wp-go-maps-plugin-9-0-29-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-29931.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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