Unauthenticated user email disclosure in MapPress Maps for WordPress
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.97.15 does not restrict whose user data its front-end map embed handler renders. An unauthenticated visitor can retrieve the email address and display name of any user on the site by enumerating user IDs, which is a sensitive information exposure (CWE-200). The source reports a public exploit link in its references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-01
Description from the CNA
The MapPress WordPress plugin before 2.97.15 does not restrict which user's data its front-end map embed handler renders, allowing unauthenticated visitors to retrieve the email address and display name of any user on the site by enumerating user IDs.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MapPress | before 2.97.15 | 2.97.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- MapPress VendorUnknown Affected before 2.97.15 Fixed in 2.97.15 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update MapPress Maps for WordPress to version 2.97.15 or later, which fixes this issue. The sources list no other fixed versions for MapPress.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-01
- Fix · CNA MapPress (Unknown) Fixed in 2.97.15
Timeline
- 2026-11-01 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118168
- 2026-11-01 Alias added: GHSA-wfgm-582m-23r9
- 2026-11-01 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-01 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-01 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-118168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wfgm-582m-23r9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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