Missing authorization in wpgmaps WP Go Maps
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the processBackgroundAction() function in all versions up to, and including, 10.0.04. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify global map engine settings.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0593
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fh3-4vp8-7858
References
More wpgmaps vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19698 WordPress WP Go Maps plugin <= 9.0.29 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-18459 WordPress WP Google Maps plugin <= 9.0.40 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-06192 WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 9.0.34 - Information Exposure to Potential Denial of Service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-58281 WordPress WP Go Maps plugin <= 10.1.08 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-20578 WordPress WP Go Maps plugin <= 10.1.04 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-10527 WP Go Maps <= 10.1.01 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Record Creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-0593 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0593 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fh3-4vp8-7858 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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