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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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
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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-06T03:28:25.116Z

Reserved: 2026-05-18T15:18:31.311Z

Link: CVE-2026-8839

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-06T05:16:29.510

Modified: 2026-06-06T05:16:29.510

Link: CVE-2026-8839

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-06T06:30:14Z

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