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Mapster WP Maps EUVDEUVD-2026-114588

| CVE-2026-118638 HIGH
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-31 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-gwmh-v933-p43v
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify site running vulnerable Mapster WP Maps
  2. Delivery
    Send unauthenticated request to REST route
  3. Exploit
    Bypass missing authorization check
  4. Execution
    Overwrite post titles and create published posts
  5. Impact
    Overwrite plugin stored settings

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The site must run Mapster WP Maps for WordPress at a version below 2.0.6 with the plugin active, exposing its REST API route that writes post data. No special configuration, feature toggle, user interaction, or authentication is required: per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) the vulnerable REST route performs no authorization check, so any remote unauthenticated attacker who can reach the site's WordPress REST API can trigger it against a default installation. The main limiting factor is deployment footprint - only sites with this specific plugin installed and not yet updated to 2.0.6 are affected; impact is confined to integrity (post titles, created posts, plugin settings) with no direct confidentiality or availability effect.

Impact

Signals here point to a moderate, not emergency, priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw with high integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability impact - consistent with CWE-862 missing authorization on a REST route. SSVC reinforces partial technical impact and marks the issue Automatable:yes (a predictable unauthenticated REST endpoint can be scripted and sprayed), yet records Exploitation:none, meaning no observed exploitation. EPSS is low at 0.15% (4th percentile), and there is no CISA KEV listing, so there is currently no confirmed active exploitation - exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'. These signals are internally consistent rather than conflicting: a genuinely easy-to-automate unauthenticated write primitive (which justifies the vuln.today 'this_week' label) against a product whose real-world footprint is small, so broad opportunistic exploitation has not materialized. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag is imprecise - CWE-862 is a missing authorization check, so the attacker needs no credentials to bypass because none are checked, rather than defeating an authentication mechanism. Net: a legitimate access-control defect to patch promptly on affected sites, but not a CVSS-inflated non-issue nor a widespread emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker discovers a WordPress site running Mapster WP Maps before 2.0.6 and sends crafted requests directly to the plugin's unauthorized REST API route. Because no authorization check is performed, the attacker overwrites arbitrary post titles, injects new published posts (enabling defacement, spam, or SEO/phishing content), and overwrites the plugin's stored settings. No public exploit code has been identified at the time of analysis, but the low-complexity, no-interaction network vector makes the attack straightforward to automate.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 01, 2026

Unauthenticated remote attackers can overwrite the titles of arbitrary posts, create arbitrary published posts, and rewrite the stored settings of the Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin at versions below 2.0.6, because one of its REST API routes that writes post data performs no authorization check. Any site with the plugin active and reachable over HTTP is exposed, with the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, integrity-only) confirming no authentication, interaction or special configuration is needed. Impact is confined to integrity of content and plugin configuration, with no direct confidentiality or availability effect; there is no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV not listed, SSVC exploitation: none), no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is low at 0.15 percent (4th percentile), though the flaw is automatable and is prioritized for patching this week. A vendor fix is available in 2.0.6.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: update Mapster WP Maps to version 2.0.6 or later, which is the only complete fix identified in the available data; the advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d3004f1-46f1-479d-bae6-754e56d3aa7e/ should be used to confirm the fixed build and check for any follow-on notes. If the update cannot be applied immediately, removing exposure means deactivating and removing the plugin until it can be updated, since the vulnerable route is registered by the plugin itself and is unreachable once the plugin is inactive; the trade-off is loss of the maps functionality on the site. Because the route performs no authorization check, no role, nonce or configuration change short of disabling the plugin or blocking access to the WordPress REST API path closes the hole, and blocking /wp-json/ site-wide has the side effect of breaking other plugins and blocks that depend on REST. Given the automatable nature of the flaw and this-week prioritization, schedule the 2.0.6 upgrade rather than relying on compensating controls.

Affected VersionsENISA

Mapster WP Maps 0 <2.0.6

Affected Packages

euvd mapster_wp_maps fix: 2.0.6

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) in a WordPress plugin's REST API surface. WordPress exposes plugin-defined routes through register_rest_route(), where each route supplies a permission_callback that is supposed to gate access before the handler runs; when that callback is absent or effectively permissive, the route inherits the open-by-default REST behavior and can be invoked by anyone who can reach /wp-json/. Here the affected route writes post data, so the missing check lets an unauthenticated caller pass content through the handler's write path, which is why the observed outcomes are title overwrites on arbitrary posts, creation of new published posts, and replacement of the plugin's stored settings. The integrity-only scoring (C:N/I:H/A:N) reflects that the defect is an authorization gap on a write operation rather than a code-execution or data-disclosure primitive. Per the assessed conditions, exploitation requires only an active installation below 2.0.6 whose REST API is reachable - no feature toggle, role, nonce or user interaction is involved - and the practical limiting factor is deployment footprint rather than any technical precondition. The mechanism by which the handler accepts and persists the supplied post data is not further described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated network REST route with no authorization check gives PR:N/AC:L/UI:N; impact is arbitrary content/settings writes, so I:H with C:N and A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Nov 01, 2026 - 18:22 NVD
7.5 (None) 7.5 (HIGH)
Patch available
Oct 31, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 31, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
HIGH 7.5
CVE Published
Oct 31, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin before 2.0.6 does not perform any authorization check on a REST API route that writes post data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the title of arbitrary posts, create arbitrary published posts, and overwrite the Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin before 2.0.6's stored settings.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2026-118638 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin (versions below 2.0.6) that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify website content and settings. This could lead to reputational damage, misinformation, and operational disruption for any organization using the plugin, as attackers can overwrite posts and alter plugin configurations without authentication. Leadership should prioritize patching to maintain website integrity and trust.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress mapping plugin, limited site footprint
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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