Mapster WP Maps: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Mapster WP Maps is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- Mapster WP Maps
- Plugin slug
mapster-wp-maps- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 25, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-285 — Improper Authorization
This CVE was published Oct 25, 2024 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Mapster WP Maps to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H