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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-06T11:42:35.794Z
Reserved: 2026-05-18T15:18:31.311Z
Link: CVE-2026-8839
Updated: 2026-06-06T11:42:31.156Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-06T05:16:29.510
Modified: 2026-06-06T05:16:29.510
Link: CVE-2026-8839
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Updated: 2026-06-06T06:30:14Z
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