MapPress Maps for WordPress <= 2.96.6 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference via REST API Endpoints
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress plugin | MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet | <= 2.96.6 | 2.97.1 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-639- Platform
- WordPress
- Package
MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet- Disclosed
- 05.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
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Vulnerability history: MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet
All published vulnerabilities of this package (WordPress plugin), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 17
- First → latest
- 04.2020 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 14
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 6
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 3
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