VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-12077
The mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress plugin before 2.53.9 for WordPress does not correctly implement AJAX functions with nonces (or capability checks), leading to remote code execution.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 5.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress plugin before 2.53.9 for WordPress does not correctly implement AJAX functions with nonces (or capability checks), leading to remote code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.54% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- mappresspro/mappress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-mappress-maps-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-mappress-maps-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.