Plugins · yamaps · data as of 2026-11-04
Is YaMaps for WordPress Plugin safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 0.6.41
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
The plugin allows you to add Yandex Maps (Яндекс Карты) to pages of your site using a WordPress visual editor. — by Yuri Baranov
What to do
- Update to the latest version (0.6.41). Anything older than 0.6.41 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get yamaps --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update yamaps updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
4 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 6.4 CVE-2025-14851 · published 2026-02-19
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in YaMaps for WordPress Plugin (0.6.40 and older)
- Affected
- 0.6.40 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
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.
NVD CVE-2025-14851Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.9 CVE-2025-13958 · published 2025-12-29
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in YaMaps for WordPress Plugin (older than 0.6.40)
- Affected
- older than 0.6.40
- Fixed in
- 0.6.40
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The YaMaps for WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 0.6.40 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.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-32172 · published 2025-04-04
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in YaMaps for WordPress Plugin (0.6.40 and older)
- Affected
- 0.6.40 and older
- Fixed in
- 0.6.41
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
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.
medium 6.5 CVE-2024-43224 · published 2024-08-12
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in YaMaps for WordPress Plugin (0.6.27 and older)
- Affected
- 0.6.27 and older
- Fixed in
- 0.6.28 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
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.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-16 — latest release on wordpress.org (0.6.41).
- 2026-02-19 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-14851), fix version not stated.
- 2025-12-29 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-13958), fixed in 0.6.40.
- 2025-04-04 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-32172), fixed in 0.6.41.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (4)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/yamaps (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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