OSMapper <= 2.1.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862 and CWE-352.
Summary
The OSMapper WordPress plugin through 2.1.5 contains an AJAX action to delete a plugin related post type named 'map' and is registered with the wp_ajax_nopriv prefix, making it available to unauthenticated users. There is no authorisation, CSRF and checks in place to ensure that the post to delete is a map one. As a result, unauthenticated user can delete arbitrary posts from the blog
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | OSMapper | 2.1.5 – 2.1.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OSMapper VendorUnknown Affected 2.1.5 – 2.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24978
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64vf-2ppg-3mgq
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24978 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24978 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-64vf-2ppg-3mgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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