CVE-2026-8839

MapPress Maps for WordPress <= 2.96.6 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference via REST API Endpoints

Published Jun 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in all versions up to, and including, 2.96.6. This is due to missing ownership verification in the REST API routes registered via `Mappress_Api::rest_api_init()`, where the GET `/wp-json/mapp/v1/maps/{mapid}` endpoint uses `'permission_callback' => '__return_true'` and the write endpoints (POST update, DELETE, PATCH mutate, POST clone, POST empty_trash) only check the generic `edit_posts` capability without confirming that the requester owns the targeted map — a gap that is not compensated at the model layer, as `Mappress_Map::get()`, `save()`, `delete()`, `mutate()`, and `empty_trash()` all operate on any caller-supplied map ID without an ownership check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive map data — including POI titles, addresses, coordinates, and body content — for any map on the site by enumerating map IDs, and for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to modify, delete, trash/restore, or clone any map regardless of its author.

Remediation

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References
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_api.php#L253 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_api.php#L268 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_api.php#L328 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_api.php#L39 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_api.php#L50 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_api.php#L75 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_api.php#L90 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_map.php#L239 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_map.php#L379 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_map.php#L493 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.95.10/mappress_map.php#L550 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_api.php#L253 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_api.php#L268 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_api.php#L328 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_api.php#L39 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_api.php#L50 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_api.php#L75 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_api.php#L90 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_map.php#L239 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_map.php#L379 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_map.php#L493 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6/mappress_map.php#L550 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.96.6&new_path=/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/tags/2.97.1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9f402aa7-24d6-448b-a1d3-5ee7c90b39bc?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Chrisrichardson
Chrisrichardson mappress Maps For Wordpress
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Chrisrichardson
Chrisrichardson mappress Maps For Wordpress
Wordpress
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Description The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in all versions up to, and including, 2.96.6. This is due to missing ownership verification in the REST API routes registered via `Mappress_Api::rest_api_init()`, where the GET `/wp-json/mapp/v1/maps/{mapid}` endpoint uses `'permission_callback' => '__return_true'` and the write endpoints (POST update, DELETE, PATCH mutate, POST clone, POST empty_trash) only check the generic `edit_posts` capability without confirming that the requester owns the targeted map — a gap that is not compensated at the model layer, as `Mappress_Map::get()`, `save()`, `delete()`, `mutate()`, and `empty_trash()` all operate on any caller-supplied map ID without an ownership check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive map data — including POI titles, addresses, coordinates, and body content — for any map on the site by enumerating map IDs, and for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to modify, delete, trash/restore, or clone any map regardless of its author.
Title MapPress Maps for WordPress <= 2.96.6 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference via REST API Endpoints
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Jun 6, 2026, 11:42 AM
Reserved
May 18, 2026, 3:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 6, 2026, 5:16 AM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 7:10 AM