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PeproDev Branches Map EUVDEUVD-2025-211087

| CVE-2025-9373 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-14 Wordfence GHSA-x77m-jvpm-6cv8
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain Contributor-level WordPress account
  2. Delivery
    Inject script via unsanitized plugin field
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored in page content
  4. Execution
    Admin/visitor views injected page
  5. Persist
    Script executes in victim browser
  6. Impact
    Hijack session or escalate privileges

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

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Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated WordPress account with Contributor-level privileges or higher on a site running the PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify) plugin version 3.0.1 or earlier; the attacker injects a script payload into plugin-handled page/map content that is stored without sanitization or output escaping. Exploitation is limited by that authentication requirement (PR:L - self-registration or loosely granted authoring accounts broaden exposure) and by the need for a separate victim (admin or visitor) to subsequently view the injected page for the stored payload to fire. No special non-default plugin configuration is indicated in the description beyond having the vulnerable plugin installed and active.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity stored XSS (CWE-79) with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 and vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The network attack vector and low complexity are offset by a key limiting factor: PR:L means the attacker must already hold a Contributor-level (or higher) authenticated account, which substantially narrows the realistic attacker population to users who have been granted content-authoring privileges on the WordPress site. Exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - there is no CISA KEV listing and no POC referenced in the provided data, and no EPSS score was supplied, so widespread automated exploitation cannot be inferred. The scope change (S:C) reflects that injected scripts execute in the browser context of other users viewing the page, enabling session/credential theft or privilege escalation against higher-privileged viewers (e.g., administrators), which is the main reason this exceeds a trivial self-XSS. Net assessment: this is a real but authenticated, lower-tier priority - important for multi-author WordPress sites where Contributor accounts are loosely granted or self-registration is enabled, but not a drop-everything internet-facing unauthenticated RCE. Missing signals (EPSS, POC status) are noted rather than assumed; the fact that the fix landed quietly in changeset 3.0.2 and was reported by Wordfence suggests responsible disclosure rather than observed in-the-wild abuse.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds or obtains a Contributor-level account on a WordPress site running PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify) ≤3.0.1 submits a page or map entry containing a malicious script payload that is stored without proper sanitization. When an administrator or other visitor later views that page, the script executes in their browser, enabling session hijacking, admin-action forgery, or further privilege escalation. No public exploit code is referenced in the available data, and the network vector with low complexity means no special tooling is required once an account is held.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify) WordPress plugin affects every release up to and including 3.0.1, allowing an authenticated attacker holding Contributor-level or higher privileges to save script payloads into plugin-handled page or map content that are later rendered without escaping. The injected script then executes in the browser of any user - including administrators and ordinary visitors - who views the compromised page, yielding a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) and a scope change that pushes impact beyond the vulnerable component into the wider WordPress session context. Exploitation requires a valid low-privileged authoring account plus a separate victim viewing the poisoned page; on sites with open registration or loosely granted contributor roles that prerequisite is easy to satisfy, and no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis and the issue is not confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV).

RemediationAI

Upgrade the PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify) plugin to the corrected release identified in the vendor changeset, 3.0.2, which is the first tag containing the sanitization and output-escaping fix; the update is available from the WordPress.org plugin page at https://wordpress.org/plugins/pepro-mapify/ and the tagged comparison is documented at https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3736746%40pepro-mapify%2Ftags%2F3.0.2&old=3736735%40pepro-mapify%2Ftags%2F3.0.1. If immediate patching is not possible, the highest-value compensating control is to tighten the authoring privilege boundary, since the attack requires a Contributor-or-higher account: audit existing accounts, remove or downgrade untrusted contributors, and disable open self-registration (trade-off: reduced content throughput and possible disruption for legitimate contributors). Disabling or deactivating the plugin until patched removes the exposure entirely but removes the map functionality from the site; if the plugin must stay live, restricting the plugin's shortcodes/blocks to administrator-authored content and reviewing existing map and page content for injected markup limits stored payloads already in the database (trade-off: manual content review and cleanup effort, and no protection against future injections by remaining privileged authors). A web application firewall rule or WordPress security plugin with XSS signatures can help filter obvious payloads but is a defense-in-depth measure only and should not substitute for the 3.0.2 upgrade.

Affected VersionsENISA

PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify) 0 ≤3.0.1

Affected Packages

euvd peprodev_branches_map_mapify no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is a classic CWE-79 improper neutralization of input during web page generation (stored/persistent XSS) in a WordPress plugin. PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify), identified by the CPE string cpe:2.3:a:peprodev:peprodev_branches_map_(mapify):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, accepts user-supplied content for map and page fields but fails to sanitize it on input and fails to escape it on output, so markup such as script tags or event-handler attributes is persisted in the WordPress database and replayed verbatim to every subsequent viewer of the affected page. WordPress core normally expects plugins to use functions such as sanitize_text_field, wp_kses, and esc_html/esc_attr at the storage and render boundaries; the reported flaw is the absence of that discipline. The CVSS vector's Scope:Changed (S:C) rating reflects that the executed script runs with the trust of the hosting WordPress site rather than the attacker's own context, which is what elevates a stored XSS from a self-inflicted nuisance to a cross-user compromise vector (session theft, administrative action forgery, malicious redirects, or further payload delivery to visitors). Contributing factors are the low privilege bar (PR:L, Contributor-level) and no user-interaction requirement in the metric (UI:N), since the victim's ordinary browsing of the page constitutes the trigger rather than a deliberate click.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.4 MEDIUM

Stored XSS requires an authenticated Contributor account (PR:L); no victim interaction needed to store the payload, and the scope changes (S:C) as scripts run in other users' browsers with limited C/I impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The PeproDev Branches Map plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 84% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress map plugin, limited installs versus core plugins
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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