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GHSA-5899-9734-MQJW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-16 09:30 – Updated: 2026-10-16 09:30

Details

The Wp Map Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the set_status() and bulk() functions in the Maps_Controller REST controller in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. The plugin's permission_callback (can_edit()) only verifies current_user_can('edit_posts') and performs no object-level ownership check or verification of publish-level capabilities, while the handlers pass the caller-controlled map ID directly to wp_update_post() (and wp_delete_post() in the bulk delete branch) to change post_status between publish and draft. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to publish or unpublish (and bulk-delete) any wpmb_map post, including maps owned by administrators, which hides published maps from all public pages site-wide or forces draft maps to become publicly visible.

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2026-19798 (GCVE-0-2026-19798)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-16 06:41 – Updated: 2026-10-16 14:22

Title

WP Map Block <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Map Publish/Unpublish/Delete via set_status() and bulk() REST Endpoints

Summary

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-16 14:22 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2253 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?repo…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
tusharimran	WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filters	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.0.0 (semver)

Credits

Wordfence PRISM

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