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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2024-09-26 | Published 2024-10-25 | Updated 2026-04-08 | Assigner Wordfence




HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-285 Improper Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Timeline

2024-10-24:Disclosed

Credits

Sean Murphy finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-68d1-4d45-9724-262ec017caf1?source=cve

github.com/...admin/api/class-mapster-wordpress-maps-api.php

wordpress.org/plugins/mapster-wp-maps/

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...mapster-wordpress-maps-api.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3173973

cve.org (CVE-2024-9235)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2024-9235)

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