CVE-2026-19798
The Wp Map Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the set_status() and bulk() functions in the Maps_Controller REST controller in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Wp Map Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the set_status() and bulk() functions in the Maps_Controller REST controller in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. The plugin's permission_callback (can_edit()) only verifies current_user_can('edit_posts') and performs no object-level ownership check or verification of publish-level capabilities, while the handlers pass the caller-controlled map ID directly to wp_update_post() (and wp_delete_post() in the bulk delete branch) to change post_status between publish and draft. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to publish or unpublish (and bulk-delete) any wpmb_map post, including maps owned by administrators, which hides published maps from all public pages site-wide or forces draft maps to become publicly visible.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
EPSS moved from 0.2% on 16 October 2026 to 0.2% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map-block/tags/3.0.0/includes/Rest/Maps_Controller.php#L124
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map-block/tags/3.0.0/includes/Rest/Maps_Controller.php#L237
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map-block/tags/3.0.0/includes/Rest/Maps_Controller.php#L262
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map-block/tags/3.0.0/includes/Rest/Maps_Controller.php#L63
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3730836%40wp-map-block&new=3730836%40wp-map-block
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b42f1f71-e272-48d4-9b3f-4360b287e16f?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.