GooglemapsApplication · Mapsplugin
CVE-2013-7430
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Googlemaps plugin before 3.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the xmlns parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Googlemaps plugin before version 3.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unsanitized xmlns parameter.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
GooglemapsApplication
<= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Googlemaps plugin installationSearch the Joomla! plugins directory for files related to Googlemaps or Google Maps plugin. Typical locations include /plugins/system/, /plugins/content/, or /plugins/editors-xtd/Affected if The Googlemaps plugin files are found on the Joomla! installation
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Identify the installed Googlemaps plugin versionOpen the plugin's main XML file (usually named plugin_name.xml) or version.php file within the plugin directory and locate the version numberAffected if The reported version number is 3.0 or lower (versions before 3.1)
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Verify the plugin is enabledCheck the Joomla! database #__extensions table where element = 'googlemaps' or check the plugin's XML manifest for published status = 1Affected if The plugin is enabled and published on the site
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Confirm the vulnerable xmlns parameter is processedInspect the plugin's main PHP file for code that handles the 'xmlns' parameter, specifically looking for direct use of the parameter without sanitization functions like htmlspecialchars() or JRequest::getVar() with filteringAffected if The plugin code contains direct usage of the xmlns parameter without input sanitization
The environment is affected if the Googlemaps plugin version 3.0 or lower is installed, enabled, and processes the vulnerable xmlns parameter without sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the Googlemaps plugin to version 3.1 or later, or implement proper input validation/sanitization on the xmlns parameter to prevent script injection.
Fix this in Googlemaps
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-7430 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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