Geo Mashup <= 1.13.18 - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection via 'map_post_type' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Geo Mashup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Time-Based SQL Injection via the 'map_post_type' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.18. This is due to the `SearchResults` hook explicitly calling `stripslashes_deep($_POST)` which removes WordPress magic quotes protection, followed by the unsanitized `map_post_type` value being concatenated into an `IN(...)` clause without `esc_sql()` or `$wpdb->prepare()`. The 'any' branch of the same code correctly applies `array_map('esc_sql', ...)`, but the else branch does not. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database via a time-based blind approach. Exploitation requires the Geo Search feature to be enabled in plugin 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-2026-4061
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h637-x9px-q8p7
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc3cf6c5-643e-49ca-b09c-bd7cfec328ee?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-mashup/trunk/geo-mashup-db.php#L1748
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-mashup/trunk/php/Hooks/SearchResults.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-mashup/trunk/php/Search.php#L152
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3503627/
More cyberhobo vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-10173 The Geo Mashup plugin before 1.10.4 for WordPress has insufficient sanitization of post editor and other user input. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-03515 Geo Mashup <= 1.13.18 - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection via 'sort' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-02049 Geo Mashup <= 1.13.17 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'sort' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-03517 Geo Mashup <= 1.13.18 - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection via 'object_ids' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-06640 Missing authorization in cyberhobo Geo Mashup CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-05665 Geo Mashup <= 1.13.19 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via 'geo_mashup_null_fields' Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-4061 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4061 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h637-x9px-q8p7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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