Mapster WP Maps <= 1.5.0 — Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Options Update
CVE-2024-9235Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.5.0Update to 1.6.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Mapster WP Maps mapster-wp-maps
- Affected≤ 1.5.0
- Patched in1.6.0
Update to 1.6.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.5.0. Version 1.6.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Mapster WP Maps.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.6.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Mapster WP Maps to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Sean Murphy.
The Mapster WP Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to an insufficient capability check on the mapster_wp_maps_set_option_from_js() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Mapster WP Maps
All 10| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization ≤2.0.5Update to 2.0.6 | CVE-2026-118638 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'config.loading.background' Parameter ≤2.0.5Update to 2.0.6 | CVE-2026-107743 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤2.0.4Update to 2.0.5 | CVE-2026-39720 | |
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Meta Write via 'acf-photo-gallery-groups' Parameter ≤1.23.0Update to 1.24.0 | CVE-2026-12954 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Information Exposure <1.24.0Update to 1.24.0 | CVE-2026-14839 |
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization
≤2.0.5Update to 2.0.6
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'config.loading.background' Parameter
≤2.0.5Update to 2.0.6
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.0.4Update to 2.0.5
- High8.8Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Meta Write via 'acf-photo-gallery-groups' Parameter
≤1.23.0Update to 1.24.0
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Information Exposure
<1.24.0Update to 1.24.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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